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{{Infobox song contest country
| Name = Israel
| Contest = ESC
| Broadcaster = [[Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation]] (IPBC/Kan; 2018–)
{{Collapsible list
 | title = Formerly
 | [[Israel Broadcasting Authority]] (IBA; 1973–2017)
}}
| Apps = 47 (40 finals)
| First = {{Escyr|1973}}
| Highest = 1st: {{Escyr|1978}}, {{Escyr|1979}}, {{Escyr|1998}}, {{Escyr|2018}}
| Host = {{Escyr|1979}}, {{Escyr|1999}}, {{Escyr|2019}}
| Related = {{ubl|[[Israel Song Festival]]|{{lang|he-latn|[[Rising Star (Israeli TV series)|HaKokhav HaBa]]}}|''[[The X Factor Israel]]''}}
| Current = 2025
}}

Israel has been represented at the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] 47 times since making its debut in {{Escyr|1973}}. The current Israeli participating broadcaster in the contest is the [[Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation]] (IPBC/Kan). Israel has won the contest four times, and has hosted the contest in [[Jerusalem]] in {{escyr|1979}} and {{escyr|1999}}, and in [[Tel Aviv]] in {{Escyr|2019}}.

Israel's first appearance in the contest in 1973 was successful, with "{{lang|he-latn|[[Ey Sham]]|i=no}}" performed by [[Ilanit]] finishing fourth. Israel then achieved victories in {{Escyr|1978}} and {{Escyr|1979}}, with "[[A-Ba-Ni-Bi]]" by [[Izhar Cohen]] and the Alphabeta, and "[[Hallelujah (Milk and Honey song)|Hallelujah]]" by [[Milk and Honey (Israeli group)|Milk and Honey]]. In {{escyr|1980}}, the Israeli broadcaster declined to host the contest for a second successive year for financial reasons, and as the date for the contest in [[the Hague]] conflicted with [[Yom HaZikaron]] – Israeli Memorial Day – Israel did not participate. This is the only instance of a winning country not competing the following year. The country's best results in the 1980s were second-place finishes for "{{lang|he-latn|[[Hora (song)|Hora]]|i=no}}" by [[Avi Toledano]] in {{escyr|1982}} and "{{lang|he-latn|[[Hi (Ofra Haza song)|Hi]]|i=no}}" by [[Ofra Haza]] in {{escyr|1983}}. Former winner Izhar Cohen returned to place fifth with "{{lang|es|[[Olé, Olé (song)|Olé, Olé]]|i=no}}" in {{escyr|1985}}, before "{{lang|he-latn|[[Kan (song)|Kan]]|i=no}}" by [[Duo Datz]] finished third in {{escyr|1991}}. Israel achieved its third victory in {{escyr|1998}}, with "[[Diva (Dana International song)|Diva]]" by [[Dana International]]. "[[Yom Huledet|Happy Birthday]]" by [[Eden (Israeli band)|Eden]] then finished fifth in {{escyr|1999}}. To date, Israel has the record for most participations and most wins in the contest without ever coming last, but it has placed second to last in the final three times, in {{escyr|1986}}, {{escyr|1993}}, and {{escyr|2006}}, and got ''[[nul points]]'' from the juries in 2019.

Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Israel has failed to reach the final six times. In {{escyr|2005}}, "{{lang|he-latn|[[HaSheket SheNish'ar]]|i=no}}" by [[Shiri Maimon]] gave the country its tenth top five result, finishing fourth. Having failed to qualify for the final for four consecutive years (2011–14), Israel reached the final in {{escyr|2015}} with "[[Golden Boy (Nadav Guedj song)|Golden Boy]]" by [[Nadav Guedj]] ultimately finishing ninth, and the country has participated in the final every year since, with the exception of {{escyr|2022}}. Israel won the contest for a fourth time in {{escyr|2018}}, with "[[Toy (song)|Toy]]" by [[Netta Barzilai|Netta]].

==History==
The [[Israel Broadcasting Authority]] (IBA) was a member of the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It had participated in the contest, representing Israel, since the {{Escyr|1973||18th edition}} in 1973. In 2017, the IBA was succeeded as national broadcaster by the [[Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation]] (IPBC/Kan), which has been in charge of participating in the contest for Israel since the following year.

To date, there have been four Israeli victories in the contest. [[Izhar Cohen]] and the Alphabeta won in Paris in {{Escyr|1978}} with "[[A-Ba-Ni-Bi]]". On home ground in [[Jerusalem]] {{Escyr|1979|3=the following year}}, Israel won again, this time with "[[Hallelujah (Milk and Honey song)|Hallelujah]]" performed by [[Milk and Honey (Israeli group)|Milk and Honey]]. Unusually, Israel did not defend the title in {{Escyr|1980}}<ref name="Eurovision1980">[https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980 1980 Eurovision], eurovision.tv</ref> (see below). The third victory came almost 20 years later in [[Birmingham]] in {{Escyr|1998}}, when [[Dana International]] took top honours with the song "[[Diva (Dana International song)|Diva]]". It took a 20-year wait for Israel to record its fourth victory at the {{Escyr|2018|3=2018 contest}} in [[Lisbon]], with the song "[[Toy (song)|Toy]]" by [[Netta Barzilai|Netta]], earning Israel its highest-ever score of 529 points.

Israel's earliest selections were picked by the IBA. The first singer to represent the country was [[Ilanit]], who finished 4th in {{Escyr|1973}}. In 1972, while [[Ilanit]] was in Germany recording as part of the duo Ilan and Ilanit with her partner Shlomo Tzach, the duo received an offer to represent {{Esccnty|Germany}} in {{Escyr|1972||that year's contest}}. Since Israel was eligible to participate, they approached the IBA with a proposal that Ilanit would represent Israel. However, the registration period was over by then and Ilanit was told she could represent Israel in 1973.<ref>[https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/47/ART2/361/724.html ימים טובים, ימים רעים: אילנית פותחת פה על המדינה ועל נינט] Sagi Ben-Nun, 27 April 2012, Makor Rishon {{in lang|he}}</ref><ref>[https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/83503 ללכת שבי אחריה] Yuval Abramovich, 16 April 2013, Israel HaYom {{in lang|he}}</ref> After she was sent again four years later, it was decided that henceforth the winner of the Hebrew Song Festival would represent Israel. The 1978 and 1979 Israeli Eurovision winners were selected by this method. From 1981, the selection process took place via the {{lang|he-latn|Kdam Eurovision|i=unset}} with the exception of 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002, when the IBA selected its representatives internally.

After winning the contest in 1978 and 1979, the IBA was financially and logistically unable to organise the event for a second consecutive year. The Netherlands agreed to host the 1980 contest in Israel's place. The date chosen for that year's contest coincided with [[Yom HaZikaron]], Israeli Memorial Day, so Israel could not compete. This made Israel the only country to date unable to defend its title. The 1980 winning song "Pizmon Chozer" by [[The Brothers & the Sisters]] never had an opportunity to compete.

In 1984, Israel again refrained from participating due to the same date conflict. It was rumoured that Ilanit and the song "Balalaika" would have been its representative that year, but this was denied by Shlomo Zach, the producer of the song.<ref>{{cite news|work=Israel Hayom|language=he|title=1984: עוד יישמע שירי בארץ ישראל|trans-title=1984: My song will be heard in the land of Israel|date=2019-04-22|access-date=2025-01-24|author=<!-- not stated -->|url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/647439}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The article has no attached author|date=January 2025}}

Israel's entries have had a mixed reception. [[Avi Toledano]] ({{Escyr|1982}}) and [[Ofra Haza]] ({{Escyr|1983}}) scored well with big revivalist numbers, but the all-singing, all-dancing style became less popular later in the decade and Israel's {{Escyr|1986}} entry, "[[Yavo Yom]]" by [[Moti Giladi]] and Sarai Tzuriel, came in 19th.

In {{Escyr|1987}}, Israel finished 8th with "[[Shir Habatlanim]]" by the satiric duo Lazy Bums. Then-Israeli Minister of Culture, [[Yitzhak Navon]], said he would resign if the song went on to represent Israel at the contest; this ultimately did not occur.

In {{Escyr|1990}}, [[Rita Kleinstein|Rita]]'s "{{lang|he-latn|Shara Barkhovot|i=no}}" was not well received, but in {{Escyr|1991}}, [[Duo Datz|Orna and Moshe Datz]] finished third, Israel's best result since 1983. Israel also had a 5th-place finish by [[Eden (Israeli band)|Eden]] when it hosted the {{Escyr|1999|3=1999 contest}}. [[PingPong (band)|Ping-Pong]]'s disco effort in {{Escyr|2000}} failed, though the group was noted for their optimistic lyrics and message of reconciliation and peace. They waved [[Flag of Syria|Syrian flags]] at the end of their performance, angering some Israelis.

In {{Escyr|2004}}, [[David D'Or]] came 11th in the semi-final with "{{lang|he-latn|Leha'amin|i=no}}", leaving Israel out of the final for the first time since 1997. [[Shiri Maimon]] with "{{lang|he-latn|HaSheket SheNish'ar|i=no}}" in {{Escyr|2005}} brought Israel back to the top five, and ensured Israel a place in the {{Escyr|2006}} final, where it was represented by singer [[Eddie Butler (singer)|Eddie Butler]], who had finished 5th as part of Eden in 1999; however, his performance of the song "Together We Are One" finished 23rd, with only four points.

IBA's Eurovision committee chose [[Teapacks]] to represent Israel in the {{Escyr|2007}} contest. Their humorous entry "[[Push the Button (Teapacks song)|Push the Button]]" finished in 24th place out of a semi-final field of 28 and failed to reach the final. Israel thus had to compete in the semi-final in {{Escyr|2008}}, from which it passed on to the final, with [[Boaz Mauda|Boaz]] and "The Fire in Your Eyes" finishing ninth there. In {{Escyr|2009}}, an Arab citizen of Israel represented the country for the first time, as [[Mira Awad]] performed "There Must Be Another Way" alongside Jewish-Israeli singer [[Achinoam Nini|Noa]] in Moscow. Israel was represented in 2010 by [[Harel Skaat]], who came 14th in the final with "[[Milim]]".

Israel's participations from 2011 to 2014 were less successful, as former Eurovision winner [[Dana International]] in [[Düsseldorf]], the band [[Izabo]] in [[Baku]], [[Moran Mazor]] in [[Malmö]] and [[Mei Finegold]] in [[Copenhagen]], all failed to qualify for the final. In 2015, [[Nadav Guedj]] brought Israel back to the final with "[[Golden Boy (Nadav Guedj song)|Golden Boy]]", the first Israeli entry without a Hebrew lyric. Prior to their fourth win, it also managed to qualify in 2016 with [[Hovi Star]] and "[[Made of Stars]]" (which finished 14th) and in 2017 with [[Imri Ziv]] and "[[I Feel Alive]]" (which finished 23rd, Israel's lowest placing in a Eurovision final since 2006). In 2019, as host country with [[Kobi Marimi]] and his song "[[Home (Kobi Marimi song)|Home]]", Israel was pre-qualified for the final, however, it eventually finished in 23rd place, making it the fourth time since 2015 that the host country ranked in the bottom five.

In 2020, [[Eden Alene]] was selected to represent the country with "[[Feker Libi]]". Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition, she was retained as the Israeli representative for {{escyr|2021}}, this time with "[[Set Me Free (Eden Alene song)|Set Me Free]]", which went on to finish in 17th place in the final. The song notably includes a [[Whistle register#Use in music|B6 whistle note]], the highest note in the history of the contest. [[Michael Ben David]] represented Israel in 2022 with "[[I.M (song)|I.M]]", but failed to qualify for the final, marking the first time that Israel missed out on a final since 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-05 |title=Israel has decided: Michael Ben David to Eurovision 2022 |language=en-gb |website=Eurovisionworld |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/israel-michael-ben-david-to-sing-im-at-eurovision-2022 |access-date=2022-04-03}}</ref> [[Noa Kirel]] with "[[Unicorn (song)|Unicorn]]" finished in third place in 2023, followed by [[Eden Golan]] finishing in fifth place in 2024 with "[[Hurricane (Eden Golan song)|Hurricane]]", and [[Yuval Raphael]] finishing second in 2025 with "[[New Day Will Rise]]". 

== Participation overview ==
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| First place
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| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| Second place
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| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| Third place<!--
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| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | ◁
| Last place-->
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| style="text-align:center; background-color:#A4EAA9;" | '''X'''
| Entry selected but did not compete
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| style="text-align:center; background-color:#DDF;" | '''†'''
| Upcoming event
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{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Final
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Semi
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1973}}
| [[Ilanit]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Ey Sham]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|אי שם}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 4 
| style="text-align:center;" | 97
| rowspan="18" colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}}
|-	 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1974}}
| [[Kaveret|Poogy]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Natati La Khayay|Natati La Khaiai]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|נתתי לה חיי}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 
| style="text-align:center;" | 11 
|-	 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1975}}
| [[Shlomo Artzi]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[At Va'Ani|At Ve'Ani]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|את ואני}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 40
|-	 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1976}}
| [[Shokolad, Menta, Mastik|Chocolate, Menta, Mastik]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Emor Shalom]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|אמור שלום}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 77
|-	 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1977}}
| Ilanit
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|אהבה היא שיר לשניים}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 11 
| style="text-align:center;" | 49
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1978}}
| [[Izhar Cohen]] and the Alphabeta
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[A-Ba-Ni-Bi]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|א-ב-ני-בי}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 1 
| style="text-align:center;" | 157
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1979}}
| [[Milk and Honey (Israeli group)|Milk and Honey]]
| "[[Hallelujah (Milk and Honey song)|Hallelujah]]" {{small|({{lang|he|הללויה}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 125
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1981}}
| {{lang|he-latn|[[Hakol Over Habibi|Habibi]]|i=unset}}
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Halayla]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|הלילה}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 
| style="text-align:center;" | 56
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1982}}
| [[Avi Toledano]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Hora (song)|Hora]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|הורה}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 100
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1983}}
| [[Ofra Haza]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Hi (Ofra Haza song)|Hi]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|חי}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2 
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 136
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1985}}
| Izhar Cohen
| "{{lang|es|[[Olé, Olé (song)|Olé, Olé]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|עולה, עולה}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 
| style="text-align:center;" | 93
|-	 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1986}}
| [[Moti Giladi]] and [[Sarai Tzuriel]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Yavo Yom]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|יבוא יום}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 19 
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1987}}
| Datner and [[Avi Kushnir|Kushnir]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Shir Habatlanim]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|שיר הבטלנים}})}}	
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 8 
| style="text-align:center;" | 73
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1988}}
| [[Yardena Arazi]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Ben Adam]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|בן אדם}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 
| style="text-align:center;" | 85
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1989}}
| Gili and Galit
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Derekh Hamelekh]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|דרך המלך}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 12 
| style="text-align:center;" | 50
|-	 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1990}}
| [[Rita (Israeli singer)|Rita]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Shara Barkhovot]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|שרה ברחובות}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 18 
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1991}}
| [[Duo Datz]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Kan (song)|Kan]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|כאן}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3 
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 139
|-	 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1992}}
| [[Dafna Dekel|Dafna]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Ze Rak Sport]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|זה רק ספורט}})}}	
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 6 
| style="text-align:center;" | 85
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1993}}
| {{lang|he-latn|[[Lehakat Shiru]]|i=unset}}
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Shiru (song)|Shiru]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|שירו}})}}
| Hebrew, English
| style="text-align:center;" | 24 
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| colspan="2" {{N/A|{{lang|sl|[[Kvalifikacija za Millstreet]]}}}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1995}}
| [[Liora (singer)|Liora]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Amen (Liora song)|Amen]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|אמן}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 8 
| style="text-align:center;" | 81
| colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1996}}
| style="background-color:#A4EAA9;" | Galit Bell
| style="background-color:#A4EAA9;" | "{{lang|he-latn|[[Shalom Olam]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|שלום עולם}})}}
| style="background-color:#A4EAA9;" | Hebrew
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}{{Efn|In order to reduce the number of participating countries at the 1996 event a [[Eurovision Song Contest 1996#Qualifying round|qualifying round]] was held among all countries except the hosts. Israel failed to progress from this round; entries which failed to progress have subsequently been discounted by the EBU and do not feature as part of the countries' list of appearances.}} '''X'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 28 
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1998}}
| [[Dana International]]
| "[[Diva (Dana International song)|Diva]]" {{small|({{lang|he|דיווה}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 172
| rowspan="6" colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1999}}
| [[Eden (Israeli band)|Eden]]
| "[[Yom Huledet|Happy Birthday]]"
| Hebrew, English
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 
| style="text-align:center;" | 93
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2000}}
| [[PingPong (band)|PingPong]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Sameach]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|שמח}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 22 
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
|-	 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2001}}
| [[Tal Sondak]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Ein Davar]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|אין דבר}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:center;" | 25
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2002}}
| [[Sarit Hadad]]
| "[[Nadlik Beyakhad Ner|Light a Candle]]"
| Hebrew, English
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 37
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2003}}
| [[Lior Narkis]]
| "[[Words for Love]]"
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 19 
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2004}}
| [[David D'Or]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Leha'amin]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|להאמין}})}}
| Hebrew, English
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 57
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2005}}
| [[Shiri Maimon]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[HaSheket SheNish'ar]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|השקט שנשאר}})}}
| English, Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 154	
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 158
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2006}}
| [[Eddie Butler (singer)|Eddie Butler]]
| "[[Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006|Together We Are One]]" 
| English, Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 23
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Top 11 in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005#Final|2005 final]]}}{{efn|name=note2|According to the [[Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest|then-Eurovision rules]], the top ten non-[[Big Four (Eurovision)|Big Four]] countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2007}}
| [[Teapacks]]
| "[[Push the Button (Teapacks song)|Push the Button]]" 
| English, French, Hebrew
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 24
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2008}}
| [[Boaz Ma'uda|Boaz]]
| "[[The Fire in Your Eyes]]" 
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 124
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 104
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2009}}
| [[Noa (singer)|Noa]] and [[Mira Awad]]
| "[[There Must Be Another Way]]" 
| English, Hebrew, Arabic
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:center;" | 53
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 75
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2010}}
| [[Harel Skaat]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Milim]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|מילים}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 71
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 71
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2011}}
| Dana International
| "[[Ding Dong (Dana International song)|Ding Dong]]"
| Hebrew, English
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:center;" | 38
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2012}}
| [[Cherie and Renno|Izabo]]
| "[[Time (Izabo song)|Time]]" 
| English, Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 33
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2013}}
| [[Moran Mazor]]
| "{{lang|he-latn|[[Rak Bishvilo]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|he|רק בשבילו}})}}
| Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 40
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2014}}
| [[Mei Finegold]]
| "[[Same Heart]]" 
| English, Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 19 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2015}}
| [[Nadav Guedj]]
| "[[Golden Boy (Nadav Guedj song)|Golden Boy]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 97
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 151
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2016}}
| [[Hovi Star]]
| "[[Made of Stars]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 135
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 147
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2017}}
| [[Imri Ziv|Imri]] 
| "[[I Feel Alive]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 23
| style="text-align:center;" | 39
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 207
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2018}}
| [[Netta Barzilai|Netta]]
| "[[Toy (song)|Toy]]"
| English, Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 529
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 283
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2019}}
| [[Kobi Marimi]]
| "[[Home (Kobi Marimi song)|Home]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 23
| style="text-align:center;" | 35
| colspan=2 {{N/A|Host country}}
|- style="background-color:#A4EAA9;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2020}}
| [[Eden Alene]]
| "{{lang|am-latn|[[Feker Libi]]|i=unset}}" {{small|({{lang|am|ፍቅር ልቤ}})}}
| English, Hebrew, Arabic, [[Amharic]]
| colspan="4" {{N/A|Contest cancelled}}{{Efn|The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].}} '''X'''
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2021}}
| Eden Alene
| "[[Set Me Free (Eden Alene song)|Set Me Free]]"
| English, Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
| style="text-align:center;" | 93
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 192
|-  
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2022}}
| [[Michael Ben David]]
| "[[I.M (song)|I.M]]"
| English
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 61
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2023}}
| [[Noa Kirel]]
| "[[Unicorn (song)|Unicorn]]"
| English, Hebrew
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 362
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 127
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2024}}
| [[Eden Golan]]
| "[[Hurricane (Eden Golan song)|Hurricane]]"
| English, Hebrew
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 375
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 194
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2025}}
| [[Yuval Raphael]]
| "[[New Day Will Rise]]"
| English, French, Hebrew
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 357
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 203
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2026}}
| colspan="7"; background-color:"#DDF" {{TBA|Confirmed intention to participate '''†'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solo |first=Guy |date=2025-06-28 |title=על רקע הקריאות להדחה: ישראל מעוניינת להשתתף באירוויזיון 2026! |trans-title=Amidst calls for dismissal: Israel is interested in participating in Eurovision 2026! |url=https://www.euromix.co.il/2025/06/28/%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%A2-%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%93%D7%97%D7%94-%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%AA%D7%AA%D7%A4/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=EuroMix |language=he-IL}}</ref>}}
|}
===''Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest''===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Artist
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Language
! scope="colgroup" colspan="4" | At ''Congratulations''
! scope="colgroup" colspan="3" | At Eurovision
|-
! scope="col" | Final
! scope="col" | Points
! scope="col" | Semi
! scope="col" | Points
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Place
! scope="col" | Points
|-
| [[Dana International]]
| "[[Diva (Dana International song)|Diva]]" {{small|({{lang|he|דיווה}})}}
| Hebrew
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 39
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1998}}
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 172
|}

==Hosting==

<!-- DO NOT add flagicons to the host city column.  This article is already about Israel, so there is no need to highlight with {{flagicon}} that the city is in the Israel. This is in accordance with [[WP:ICONDECORATION]]. -->
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- 
!Year
!Location
!Venue
!Presenters
!Photo
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1979}}
|rowspan=2|[[Jerusalem]]
|rowspan=2|[[International Convention Center (Jerusalem)|International Convention Center]]
|[[Yardena Arazi]] and [[Daniel Pe'er]]
|[[File:Yardena Arazi.jpg|80px]][[File:Daniel-Peer.jpg|80px]]
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1999}}
|[[Dafna Dekel]], [[Sigal Shachmon]] and [[Yigal Ravid]]
|[[File:Sigal Shachmon and Dafna Dekel D941-056.jpg|80px]][[File:Yigal Ravid.jpg|80px]]
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2019}}
|[[Tel Aviv]]
|[[Expo Tel Aviv]]
|[[Erez Tal]], [[Bar Refaeli]], [[Assi Azar]] and [[Lucy Ayoub]]
|[[File:ESC2019 - Hosts 01.jpg|160px]]
|}

==Awards==

===Marcel Bezençon Awards===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
!Year
!Category
!Song
!Composer(s)<br />{{small|lyrics (l) / Music (m)}}
!Performer
!style="width:45px;"|Final
!style="width:45px;"|Points
!Host city
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="3"|{{escyr|2010}}
|Press Award
|rowspan="3"|"[[Milim]]" {{small|({{lang|he|מילים}})}}
|rowspan="3"|Tomer Hadadi (m) and Noam Horev (l)
|rowspan="3"|[[Harel Skaat]]
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|14
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|71
|rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Oslo]]
|{{center|<ref name="mba 2010">{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/israeli-grand-slam-in-the-marcel-bezencon-awards|title=Israeli grand slam in the Marcel Bezençon Awards|website=eurovision.tv|date=31 May 2010|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|-
|Artistic Award{{Efn|Voted by commentators.}}
|{{center|<ref name="mba 2010"/>}}
|-
|Composer Award
|{{center|<ref name="mba 2010"/>}}
|}

===Winner by OGAE members===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
!Year
!Song
!Performer
!style="width:45px;"|Final result
!style="width:45px;"|Points
!Host city
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-bgcolor="gold"
!scope="row"|{{escyr|2018}}
|"[[Toy (song)|Toy]]"
|[[Netta Barzilai|Netta]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|529
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Lisbon]]
|{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ogaeinternational.org/ogae-poll-2018-results/|title=OGAE POLL 2018 – FINAL Results|date=28 March 2018|publisher=[[OGAE]]|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|}

==Related involvement==
===Conductors===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Year
!Conductor{{Efn|All conductors are of Israeli nationality unless otherwise noted.}}
!Musical director
!Notes
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1973}}
|[[Nurit Hirsh]]
|rowspan="5" {{N/A|N/A}}
|
|rowspan="7"|<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2014 |publisher=[[Telos Publishing]] |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-093-9 |pages=142–168 |volume=Two: The 1970s}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1974}}
|[[Yoni Rechter]]
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1975}}
|Eldad Shrim
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1976}}
|[[Matti Caspi]]
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1977}}
|Eldad Shrim
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1978}}
|Nurit Hirsh
|rowspan="2"|Izhak Graziani
|{{Efn|name=Graziani|Conducted by Izhak Graziani at the national final.}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1979}}
|[[Kobi Oshrat]]
|{{Efn|name=Graziani}}{{Efn|Graziani also conducted the interval music.}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1981}}
|Eldad Shrim
|rowspan="14" {{N/A|N/A}}
|
|rowspan="8"|<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2016 |publisher=[[Telos Publishing]] |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-118-9 |volume=Three: The 1980s}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1982}}
|rowspan="2"|Nansi Silviu Brandes
|rowspan="2"|{{Efn|Went by "Silviu Nansi Brandes" at the contest.}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1983}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1985}}
|Kobi Oshrat
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1986}}
|Yoram Zadok
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1987}}
|Kobi Oshrat
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1988}}
|Eldad Shrim
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1989}}
|Shaike Paikov
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1990}}
|Rami Levin
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1991}}
|rowspan="2"|Kobi Oshrat
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1992}}
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1993}}
|Amir Frohlich
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1995}}
|Gadi Goldman
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1998}}
|{{N/A|No conductor}}
|
|
|}

===Heads of delegation===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Year
!Head of delegation
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2002}}–{{Escyr|2006}}
|Izchak Sonnenschein
|{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.co.il|title=הארץ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/5/ART/935/702.html|title=סידורים אחרונים בקייב}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2007}}–{{Escyr|2016}}
|Yoav Ginai
|{{center|<ref>{{cite news|last=Yudilovitch|first=Medal|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3398515,00.html|title=Teapacks out of Eurovision|work=[[Ynet]]|date=2007-11-05|access-date=2023-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/confirmed-dana-international-makes-eurovision-comeback|title=Confirmed: Dana International makes Eurovision comeback|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=EBU|date=2011-02-08|access-date=2023-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Laufer|first=Gil|url=https://esctoday.com/136279/israel-yoav-ginai-concludes-decades-eurovision-songwriting-new-cd/|title=Israel: Yoav Ginai concludes decades of Eurovision songwriting with compilation CD|work=ESCToday|date=2016-05-31|access-date=2023-11-22}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2018}}
|Tal Barnea
|{{center|<ref>{{cite web|last=Jiandani|first=Sanjay|url=https://esctoday.com/169774/eurovision-2019-tal-barnea-and-sharon-ben-david-to-join-the-core-team/|title=Eurovision 2019: Tal Barnea and Sharon Ben-David to join the CORE Team|work=ESCToday|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2023-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Oliver|url=https://escxtra.com/2018/11/15/tal-barnea-and-sharon-ben-david-join-tel-avivs-core-team/|title=Tal Barnea and Sharon Ben-David join Tel Aviv's core team|work=ESCXTRA|date=2018-11-15|access-date=2023-12-06}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2019}}–{{Escyr|2020}}
|Tali Katz
|{{center|<ref name="KatzFischer1">{{cite web|last=Gilad|first=Amir|url=
https://www.euromix.co.il/2021/01/24/ראש-המשלחת-הישראלית-המעריצים-הם-אלה-ש/|title=ראש המשלחת הישראלית: 'המעריצים הם אלה שמחזיקים את האירוויזיון'|work=EuroMix|date=2023-01-24|language=he|access-date=2023-11-21}}</ref><ref name="KatzFischer2">{{cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/03/15/poland-israel-heads-of-delegation-eurovision/|title=Poland & Israel Reveal New Heads of Delegation For Eurovision 2021|work=Eurovoix|date=2021-03-15|access-date=2023-11-21}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2021}}–{{Escyr|2023}}
|Yuval Fischer
|{{center|<ref name="KatzFischer1"/><ref name="KatzFischer2"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2024}}–present
|{{ill|Yoav Tzafir|he|יואב צפיר}}
|{{center|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karlsson |first=Johanna |date=2024-09-04 |title=Eurovision nära kollaps en timme före finalen – hör röster inifrån kaoset |trans-title=Eurovision near collapse an hour before the final - hear voices from inside the chaos |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/granskning/ug/eurovision-nara-kollaps-en-timme-fore-finalen-hor-roster-inifran-kaoset |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ג'רסי |first=אופק |date=2025-05-06 |title=ישראל באירוויזיון 2025: יובל רפאל בחזרה ראשונה עם "New Day Will Rise" – כל הפרטים על ההופעה - אירוויזיון 2025 |url=https://www.euromix.co.il/2025/05/06/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%91%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-2025-%D7%99%D7%95%D7%91%D7%9C-%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%91%D7%97%D7%96%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%A8%D7%90/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=EuroMix |language=he-IL}}</ref>}}
|}

===Commentators and spokespersons===
Until 2018, Israel only had a television commentator once, in 1979. In most cases, the IBA opted instead to simply broadcast the transmission without commentary and with Hebrew subtitles. Between 2013 and 2017, it also aired the contest with [[Arabic]] subtitles on [[Channel 33 (Israel)|Channel 33]]. In both 1984 and 1997, which Israel also had to miss due to the holiday, the IBA aired the show on delay, and there was no radio broadcast. It also typically provided radio commentary beginning in the early 1980s, unless the country was not participating that year (with the exception of 2000). The IBA did not provide commentary until 2013, when it resumed radio broadcasting. In 2018, the IBA's successor, Kan, employed television commentators for the contest, which was a first for the country since 1979. The Israeli transmission was also shown internationally via the [[Israeli Network]] in 2003 and 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2004/tcm_6-12072.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408074145/http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2004/tcm_6-12072.php|title=EBU.CH :: 2004_05_11_ESC|archive-date=8 April 2005|access-date=23 June 2020|work=[[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]]}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" 
|-
!Year
!Television commentator
!Radio commentator
!Spokesperson
!class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1970}}
|{{N/A|No commentator}} ||rowspan="3" {{N/A|Unknown}} ||rowspan="3" {{N/A|Did not participate}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1971}}
|{{N/A|No broadcast}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1972}}
|rowspan="7" {{N/A|No commentator}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1973}}
|rowspan="6" {{N/A|No radio broadcast}} || {{N/A|No spokesperson}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1974}}
|rowspan="5"|{{ill|Yitzhak Shim'oni|he|יצחק שמעוני}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1975}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1976}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1977}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1978}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1979}}
|{{ill|Yoram Arbel|he|יורם ארבל}} || Yitzhak Shim'oni || {{ill|Dan Kaner|he|דן כנר}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1980}}
|rowspan="4" {{N/A|No commentator}} || {{N/A|Unknown}} ||{{n/a|Did not participate}} || <ref name="Eurovision1980" />
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1981}}
|rowspan=3|[[Daniel Pe'er]] || Dan Kaner ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1982}}
|rowspan="2"|Yitzhak Shim'oni ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1983}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1984}}
| {{N/A|Delayed, no commentator}} || {{N/A|No radio broadcast}} || {{n/a|Did not participate}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1985}}
|rowspan="33" {{N/A|No commentator}} || rowspan="2"|Daniel Pe'er || rowspan="7"|Yitzhak Shim'oni ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1986}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1987}}
|rowspan=5|[[Yigal Ravid]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1988}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1989}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1990}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1991}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1992}}
| Yitzhak Shim'oni || [[Daniel Pe'er]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1993}}
|Daniel Pe'er ||{{ill|Danny Rup|he|דני רופ}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1994}}
|{{N/A|No radio broadcast}} || {{N/A|Did not participate}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1995}}
|Danny Roup || Daniel Pe'er ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1996}}
|rowspan="2" {{N/A|No radio broadcast}} || rowspan="2" {{N/A|Did not participate}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1997}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1998}}
|rowspan="2"|Daniel Pe'er ||[[Yigal Ravid]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1999}}
|rowspan="3"|{{ill|Yoav Ginai|he|יואב גינאי}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2000}}
| {{N/A|No radio broadcast}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2001}}
|rowspan="3"|Daniel Pe'er ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2002}}
|rowspan="2"|{{ill|Michal Zoharetz|he|מיכל זוארץ}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2003}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2004}}
|rowspan="9" {{N/a|No radio broadcast}} || [[Merav Miller]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2005}}
|rowspan="2"|{{ill|Dana Herman|he|דנה הרמן}} ||{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/4422/dana_herman_to_give_israeli_televote/|title=Dana Herman to give Israeli televote|date=10 May 2005|access-date=22 February 2020|work=ESCToday|first=Itamar|last=Barak}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2006}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2007}}
|[[Jason Danino-Holt]] ||{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/8275/former_mtv_europe_vj_to_present_israels_votes/|title=Former MTV Europe VJ to present Israel's votes|date=19 April 2007|access-date=22 February 2020|work=ESCToday|first=Itamar|last=Barak}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2008}}
|Noa Barak-Weshler ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2009}}
|rowspan="9"|[[Ofer Nachshon]] ||{{center|<ref name="ayoub">{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2018/03/31/israel-lucy-ayoub-announced-as-eurovision-2018-spokesperson/|title=Israel: Lucy Ayoub Announced as Eurovision 2018 Spokesperson|date=31 March 2018|access-date=22 February 2020|work=Eurovoix|first=Anthony|last=Granger}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2010}}
|{{center|<ref name="ayoub"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2011}}
|{{center|<ref name="ayoub"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2012}}
|{{center|<ref name="ayoub"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2013}}
| Kobi Menora {{small|(all shows)}}; [[Ofer Nachshon]] {{small|(semi-final 1)}};<br />Amit Kotler, Yuval Caspin {{small|(semi-final 2)}};<br />Ron Levinthal, [[Kobi Oshrat]], Yhaloma Bat Porat {{small|(final)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iba.org.il/88fm/88fm.aspx?entity=929010&type=1&page=61|title=88FMאירווזיון 2013 ב|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=11 May 2013|work=[[Israel Broadcasting Authority]]|access-date=13 May 2013|language=he|trans-title=88FM in Eurovision 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213010256/http://www.iba.org.il/88fm/88fm.aspx?entity=929010&type=1&page=61|archive-date=13 December 2013}}</ref>||{{center|<ref name="ayoub"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2014}}
|Kobi Menora, Yuval Caspin {{small|(all shows)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iba.org.il/88fm/88fm.aspx?entity=1005366&type=1&page=61|script-title=he:המופע של פרנק נֵף לקראת אירוויזיון 2014|date=17 April 2014|work=[[Israel Broadcasting Authority]]|access-date=24 April 2014|language=he|trans-title=The performance of the Frank Neff preparation for Eurovision 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424094105/http://www.iba.org.il/88fm/88fm.aspx?entity=1005366&type=1&page=61|archive-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> || {{center|<ref name="ayoub"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2015}}
|Kobi Menora {{small|(all shows)}}; Yuval Caspin {{small|(semi-final 1)}}; Tal Argaman {{small|(semi-final 2)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iba.org.il/spokesman/spokesman.aspx?page=323&entity=1093225|script-title=he:אירוויזיון 2015 מוינה בערוץ הראשון|date=12 May 2015|work=[[Israel Broadcasting Authority]]|access-date=12 May 2015|language=he|trans-title=Eurovision 2015 is classified into the first channel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050103/http://www.iba.org.il/spokesman/spokesman.aspx?page=323&entity=1093225|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>||{{center|<ref name="ayoub"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2016}}
|Kobi Menora, Or Vaxman, Nansi Brandes {{small|(semi-final 2 and final}})<ref name=broadcast_IBA>{{cite web|url=http://www.iba.org.il/spokesman/spokesman.aspx?entity=1157916&type=1|script-title=he:נבחרו חברי צוות השיפוט הישראלי לאירוויזיון|date=3 May 2016|website=iba.org.il|publisher=[[Israel Broadcasting Authority]]|access-date=5 May 2016|language=he}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=בהצלחה ל-Hovi Star הערב ב-Eurovision Song... - 88 FM - הדף הרשמי|url=https://www.facebook.com/IL88FM/posts/1212644195419903 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/140338072650526/1212644195419903 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|via=Facebook|publisher=[[Kol Yisrael]]|access-date=12 May 2016|language=he|date=12 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>||{{center|<ref name="ayoub"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2017}}
|Kobi Menora, Dori Ben Ze'ev, Alon Amir {{small|(all shows)}}<ref name="IBA-Close">{{cite web|last1=Laufer|first1=Gil|title=Israel national broadcaster IBA is officially shut down|url=http://esctoday.com/147825/israel-national-broadcaster-iba-officially-shut/|website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=10 May 2017|date=10 May 2017}}</ref>||{{center|<ref name="ayoub"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2018}}
|colspan="2"|Asaf Liberman, Shir Reuven {{small|(semi-final 1)}}<br />Itai Herman, Goel Pinto {{small|(semi-final 2)}}<br />[[Erez Tal]], Idit Hershkowitz {{small|(final)}} ||[[Lucy Ayoub]] ||{{center|<ref name="ayoub"/>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2019}}
|colspan="2"|Sharon Taicher, Eran Zarachowicz ||[[Izhar Cohen]] ||{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/04/15/israel-izhar-cohen-revealed-as-spokesperson/|title=Israel: Izhar Cohen Revealed as Spokesperson|date=15 April 2019|access-date=22 February 2020|work=Eurovoix|first=Anthony|last=Granger}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|<s>{{Escyr|2020}}</s>
|colspan="2"|<s>[[Geula Even|Geula Even-Sa'ar]], Asaf Liberman</s> || {{N/A|Not announced before cancellation}} ||{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kipa.co.il/תרבות/953522-נחשפו-פרשני-האירוויזיון-של-כאן/|title=נחשפו פרשני האירוויזיון של 'כאן'|language=he|website=kipa.co.il|date=22 January 2020}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2021}}
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick
|Lucy Ayoub ||{{center|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.euromix.co.il/2021/05/03/ישראל-נחשפו-פרשני-משדר-האירוויזיון-ומ/ | title=ישראל: נחשפו פרשני משדר האירוויזיון ומגישת הנקודות הישראלית - אירוויזיון 2021 | date=3 May 2021 }}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2022}}
|Daniel Styopin ||{{center|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zaikaner |first=Avi |date=2022-04-18 |title=ישראל: מי יפרשן את משדר האירוויזיון? לפניכם התשובה! - אירוויזיון 2022 |trans-title=Israel: Who will commentate the Eurovision broadcasts? Here is the answer! |url=https://www.euromix.co.il/2022/04/18/ישראל-מי-יפרשן-את-משדר-האירוויזיון-לפנ/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=EuroMix |language=he-IL}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| {{Escyr|2023}}
| Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick {{small|(all shows)}}; [[Doron Medalie]] {{small|(final)}}
| Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick {{small|(semi-finals)}}; Kobi Menora, Sharon Kantor {{small|(final)}}
| [[Ilanit]]
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zaikaner |first=Avi |date=2023-05-02 |title=דורון מדלי יחליף את עקיבא נוביק בגמר אירוויזיון 2023 - אירוויזיון 2023 |trans-title=Doron Medalie will replace Akiva Novick in the Eurovision 2023 final |url=https://www.euromix.co.il/2023/05/02/דורון-מדלי-יחליף-את-עקיבא-נוביק-בגמר-אי/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=EuroMix |language=he-IL}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| {{Escyr|2024}}
| Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick {{small|(all shows)}}; Yoav Tzafir {{small|(final)}}
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Unknown}}
| {{ill|Maya Alkulumbre|he|מאיה אלקולומברה}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishali |first=Gil |date=2024-02-25 |title=אסף ליברמן ועקיבא נוביק יפרשנו את האירוויזיון גם השנה |trans-title=Asaf Lieberman and Akiva Novick will commentate on Eurovision again this year |url=https://www.mako.co.il/press_and_marketing-news_press/Article-057ee0967e0ed81026.htm |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Mako |language=he}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=קול חדש לישראל באירוויזיון: זה האיש שמצטרף לעמדת השידור |trans-title=A new voice for Israel at Eurovision: this is the man who joins the broadcasting station |url=https://www.ice.co.il/tv/news/article/1004703 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Ice |language=he}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=לוח שידורים כאן 11 |trans-title=Kan 11 schedule |url=https://www.kan.org.il/tv-guide/?channelId=4444 |publisher=IPBC |access-date=5 May 2024 |language=he}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feder |first=Hen |date=2024-05-07 |title=מאיה אלקולומברה תגיש את הניקוד הישראלי בגמר אירוויזיון 2024 - אירוויזיון 2024 |trans-title=Maya Alkulumbre will present the Israeli score in the Eurovision 2024 final |url=https://www.euromix.co.il/2024/05/07/מאיה-אלקולומברה-תגיש-את-הניקוד-הישראל/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=EuroMix |language=he-IL}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| {{Escyr|2025}}
| Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick {{small|(all shows)}}; [[Keren Peles]] {{small|(final)}}
| [[Eden Golan]]
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web |first=Amit |last=Harari |url=https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/culture/869349/ |title=3 מיליון צפיות: התעניינות שיא בשיר הישראלי לאירוויזיון |trans-title=3 million views: Record interest in the Israeli Eurovision song |access-date=2025-05-06 |date=2025-03-11 |publisher=[[Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation]] |language=he}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Boker |first=Ran |date=2025-04-27 |title=עדן גולן תגיש את הנקודות של ישראל באירוויזיון |trans-title=Eden Golan will present Israel's points at Eurovision |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/b1ugwyj1el |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=[[Ynet]] |language=he}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-17 |title=ברגע גמר האירוויזיון: קרן פלס פורצת בבכי בשידור חי {{!}} TMI |url=https://tmi.maariv.co.il/celebs-news/article-1197389 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=tmi.maariv.co.il |language=he}}</ref>}}
|}

==Costume designers==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Year
!Costume designers
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1973}}
|Rozi Ben-Yosef 
|<ref name="Quest">{{cite web|url=https://xnet.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5506454,00.html|language=he|title=The Quest for the "Unforgettable Dress" Revealed: The Dress Was Forgotten|date=16 May 2019|work=[[Ynet]]|first=Daphna|last=Arad}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1976}}
|Gideon Oberson
|{center|<ref name="Chocolate">{{cite news|url=https://xnet.ynet.co.il/fashion/articles/0,14539,L-3080099,00.html|language=he|title=It's Good, It's Good|date=6 April 2011|work=[[Ynet]]|first=Hadas|last=Shoef}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1978}}
|rowspan=4|Dorin Frankfurt
|rowspan=4|<ref name="Quest"/>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1979}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1982}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1983}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1985}}
|Nissim Mizrachi
|<ref name="Sixty">{{cite web|url=https://xnet.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4800758,00.html|language=he|title=Sixty Years of Eurovision: Every 'Douze Points' Outfit of Israeli Participants Over The Years|date=11 May 2016|work=[[Ynet]]|first=Itay|last=Jacob}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1988}}
|Perach Reuven
|<ref name="Quest"/>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1990}}
|Gideon Oberson
|<ref name="Quest"/>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1991}}
|rowspan=2|Yaron Minkowsky
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Inspired">{{cite web|url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/656649|language=he|title=Dresses Inspired by Female Israeli Eurovision Participants Over The Years|date=12 May 2019|work=[[Israel Hayom]]|first=Ziva|last=Mugrabi Kobani}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1995}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1998}}
|Galit Levi
|<ref name="Quest"/>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2002}}
|Pnina Tournet
|<ref name="This">{{cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-1902333,00.html|language=he|title=You're Wearing ''This''?|date=21 May 2002|work=[[Ynet]]|first=Natasha|last=Haimovich}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2005}}
|rowspan=2|Riva Oshida
|<ref name="Different">{{cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3082783,00.html|language=he|title=Shiri Maimon to Sing in a Different Dress|date=21 May 2005|work=[[Ynet]]|first=Ziv|last=Cohen}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2009}}
|<ref name="Way">{{cite web|url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/47/ART1/883/953.html|language=he|title=Eurovision Approaches: Mira Awad and Noa 'Shooting in All Directions'|date=2 May 2009|work=[[Makor Rishon]]|first=Yuval|last=Abramovich}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2011}}
|[[Jean Paul Gaultier]]
|<ref name="Ding">{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/diva-dana-reveals-the-gaultier-dress|title=Diva Dana reveals the Gaultier dress|date=7 May 2011|work=[[Eurovision]]}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2013}}
|Efrat Kalig
|<ref name="Kalig">{{cite web|url=https://xnet.ynet.co.il/fashion/articles/0,14539,L-3101021,00.html|language=he|title=Twice As Bad: Moran Mazor Will Sing at Eurovision in Her National Final Dress|date=16 May 2013|work=[[Ynet]]|first=Itay|last=Jacob}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2014}}
|Dana Barak
|<ref name="Mei">{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2014/04/18/mei-finegold-selfie-dress/46990/|title=Mei Finegold films Same Heart selfie, confirms dress!|date=18 April 2014|work=[[Wiwibloggs]]|first=William|last=Cahill}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2017}}
|David Sassoon
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2018}}
|Maor Zabar
|<ref name="Maor">{{cite web|url=https://www.kan.org.il/item/?itemid=30931|language=he|title=The Secrets of Netta's Kimono are Revealed|date=7 May 2018|work=[[Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2021}}
|[[Alon Livne]]
|<ref name="Livne">{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/israel-advances-to-eurovision-final-668478|language=en|title=Israel's Eden Alene advances to Eurovision final|date=19 May 2021|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2024}}
|Alon Livne
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zaikaner |first=Avi |date=2024-04-23 |title=ישראל באירוויזיון 2024: פרטים חדשים על הביצוע של עדן גולן בתחרות - אירוויזיון 2024 |trans-title=Israel in Eurovision 2024: New details about Eden Golan's performance in the competition |url=https://www.euromix.co.il/2024/04/23/ישראל-באירוויזיון-2024-פרטים-חדשים-על-הבי/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=EuroMix |language=he}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2025}}
|{{ill|Victor Bellaish|he|ויקטור בלאיש}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dahan |first=Tal |date=2025-03-31 |title=מיהו מעצב האופנה המוכר שיעצב את תלבושתה של יובל רפאל לאירוויזיון 2025? - אירוויזיון 2025 |trans-title=Who is the famous fashion designer who will design Yuval Rafael's outfit for Eurovision 2025? |url=https://www.euromix.co.il/2025/03/31/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95-%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%91-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%A8-%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%91-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%AA%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%AA/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=EuroMix |language=he-IL}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Photo gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Eurovision Song Contest 1976 rehearsals - Israel - Chocolat, Menta, Mastik 19.png|[[Chocolate, Menta, Mastik]] in The Hague ({{Escyr|1976}})
File:David D'or - Leha'amin.JPG|[[David D'Or]] in Istanbul ({{Escyr|2004}})
File:Teapacks Eurovision 2007.jpg|[[Teapacks]] in Helsinki ({{Escyr|2007}})
File:ESC 2008 - Israel - Boaz Mauda, 1st semifinal.jpg|[[Bo'az Ma'uda|Boaz]] in Belgrade ({{Escyr|2008}})
File:Harel Skaat - Milim (2nd Semi-final).jpg|[[Harel Skaat]] in Oslo ({{Escyr|2010}})
File:Dana Israel 2011.png|[[Dana International]] in Düsseldorf ({{Escyr|2011}})
File:ESC2013 - Israel 02 (crop).jpg|[[Moran Mazor]] in Malmö ({{Escyr|2013}})
File:ESC2014 - Israel 01.jpg|[[Mei Finegold]] in Copenhagen ({{Escyr|2014}})
File:20150520 ESC 2015 Nadav Guedj 3542.jpg|[[Nadav Guedj]] in Vienna ({{Escyr|2015}})
File:ESC2016 - Israel 01.jpg|[[Hovi Star]] in Stockholm ({{Escyr|2016}})
File:Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Semi Final 2 Rehearsals. Photo 272.jpg|[[Imri Ziv|Imri]] in Kyiv ({{Escyr|2017}})
File:ESC2018 - Israel 08.jpg|[[Netta Barzilai|Netta]] in Lisbon ({{Escyr|2018}})
File:ESC2019-Israel.jpg|[[Kobi Marimi]] in Tel Aviv ({{Escyr|2019}})
File:ESC 2021 Rotterdam 1st Semi Jury Show Israel.jpg|[[Eden Alene]] in Rotterdam ({{Escyr|2021}})
File:Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 2 - Israel - Michael Ben David.jpg|[[Michael Ben David]] in Turin ({{Escyr|2022}})
File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 1 - Israel - Noa Kirel (02).jpg|[[Noa Kirel]] in Liverpool ({{Escyr|2023}})
File:Eden Golan Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final dress rehearsal 04.jpg|[[Eden Golan]] in Malmö ({{Escyr|2024}})
File:Yuval Raphael at ESC2025 for Israel 20.jpg|[[Yuval Raphael]] in Basel ({{Escyr|2025}})
</gallery>

== Controversies ==
{{Further information|Controversies of the Eurovision Song Contest#Israeli participation}}
{{Excerpt|Eurovision Song Contest|Political controversies|paragraphs=4}}
=== Arab reaction ===
In [[Eurovision Song Contest 1978|1978]], during the performance of the Israeli entry, the Jordanian broadcaster [[JRTV]] suspended the broadcast, and instead showed pictures of flowers. When it became apparent during the later stages of the voting sequence that Israel was going to win the contest, JRTV abruptly ended the transmission.<ref name="50yrs">{{cite book|last = O'Connor|first = John Kennedy|year = 2005|title = The Eurovision Song Contest 50 Years The Official History|publisher=Carlton Books Limited|location = London|isbn = 1-84442-586-X}}</ref> Afterwards, Jordanian news media refused to acknowledge Israel's victory, and announced that the winner was Belgium (which had actually come in second).<ref>{{cite web|publisher=esctoday.com|year=2005|url=http://www.esctoday.com/annual/1978/participants.php|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1978|access-date=8 May 2007}}</ref> By coincidence, Israel did not broadcast the victory as well, as the IBA was unable to buy enough broadcasting time; the victory was broadcast the following day. At the time, Israeli television was in its infancy and broadcasting in [[black-and-white]]. Most Israelis therefore watched international events in colour, with the signal relayed via Jordan. As Jordan did not broadcast the Israeli entry and the IBA did not broadcast the results portion of the event, the win only became known via radio broadcasts.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

It is believed that [[Arab world|Arab states]] with EBU member broadcasters that are eligible to participate in the contest do not do so due to Israel's participation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Christopher |date=2019-06-07 |title=Where are they? |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/where-are-they |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Eurovisionworld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=says |first=Rauli Rantala |date=2018-05-22 |title=Israeli Minister "to invite" Arabic nations, including Tunisia, to take part in Eurovision 2019 |url=https://escxtra.com/2018/05/22/israeli-arabic-tunisia-eurovision/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=ESCXTRA.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> {{Esccnty|Tunisia}} intended to participate in 1977, but opted not to do so in the end; {{Esccnty|Lebanon}} also intended to participate in {{Escyr|2005}} but later withdrew (incurring a fine by the EBU) because Lebanese law does not allow the promotion of Israeli content, and consequently Lebanese television was not allowed to transmit the Israeli entry – which would have been a violation of the contest's rules.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[BBC News Online|BBC News]]|date=18 March 2005|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4362373.stm|title=Lebanon withdraws from Eurovision|access-date=15 July 2006}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Music of Israel]]
*[[Controversies in the Eurovision Song Contest]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |last=O'Connor |first=John Kennedy |author-link=John Kennedy O'Connor |title=The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History |date=2010 |publisher=[[Carlton Publishing Group|Carlton Books]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-84732-521-1 |edition=2nd}}
* {{Cite book |last=West |first=Chris |title=Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe Through the World's Greatest Song Contest |date=2020 |publisher=[[Melville House Publishing|Melville House UK]] |isbn=978-1-911545-55-2 |edition=2nd |location=London |author-link=Chris West}}

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