Eurovision has been accused of permitting vote-rigging that almost led to Israel winning this year's dramatic showdown.

The national broadcasters for Spain and Belgium have complained to the competition's organisers after Israel came second and won the public vote by a landslide.

RTVE, Spain's public broadcaster, and VRT, the Flemish public broadcasting company, are calling for organisers to investigate the televoting system.

It comes after support for Yuval Raphael, Israel's contestant, soared and she ended up scoring 357 points.

The country was only beaten by Austria's JJ, who received 436 points for his song Wasted Love.