Participants arrive for contest's opening ceremony in Tel Aviv, with backdrop of Gaza rocket fire and boycott calls

Amid the threat of Palestinian rockets, calls to boycott the event, high-priced tickets, and low fan attendance... the show goes on

A panel of Eurovision experts weigh in on the historical ramifications of the annual song contest for Israeli fans

Ramallah accuses Israel of 'propaganda' which 'wipes the State of Palestine from the map' over image of Temple Mount seen in clip

Victim says police did not take incident seriously enough after he was hit by crowd at protest against Israel's hosting of the Eurovision song contest

Program sponsors advertisements which appear to be in support of the boycott movement, but actually link to a website highlighting Jewish state's attributes

What's the formula to winning the world's biggest pop music contest? We got the Holy Land's champs to explain, and in true Israeli fashion, each had a unique response

Palestinian association claims Jerusalem using international song competition to 'perpetuate oppression' and 'promote injustice'

Minister denounces Guardian story as 'lie,' after Foreign Ministry spokesman says authorities to step up vigilance to keep away those who intend to try and 'destroy' music event

Senior politician says Jewish state agreed to allow some restricted goods into the Strip and will undertake other measures in return for an end to attacks