Eurovision promises glitz — and controversy over Israel

Signature flamboyance is on the menu when the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest opens next month in Basel — but looming large over the festivities is Israel’s participation in the event.

Switzerland’s third-biggest city of Basel hosts this year’s extravaganza, which is one of world’s biggest annual live television events.

The contest, nearly 70 years old, will bring together 37 countries, and conclude with the final on May 17.

Israel has taken part since 1973, because its public broadcaster was in…