Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "", composed by Yoram Zadok, with lyrics by Moti Giladi, and performed by Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through 1986.
Before Eurovision
1986 The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the 1986 final on 27 March at the Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts in Jerusalem, hosted by Daniel Pe'er and Rivka Michaeli. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner.
The winning entry was "" performed by Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel and composed by Yoram Zadok, with lyrics written by Giladi.
+ Final – 27 March 1986 Artist Song Points Place 1 Yehuda Tamir "Na'ara" () 43 4 2 Shlishiyat Adama "La ve'li" () 17 10 3 Miri Aloni "Kmo ha'emuna" () 26 8 4 Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel "Yavo Yom" () 66 1 5 Boaz Sharabi "Halevai" () 1 12 6 Doron Mazar "Nagni li balalaika" () 56 2 7 Rita "Shvil ha'bricha" () 43 4 8 Shula Chen "Gitara" () 17 10 9 Arba Lev Adom "Yesh" () 24 9 10 Isolir Band "Kafe o te" () 40 6 11 Svika Pick "Layla layla" () 27 7 12 Haim Moshe "Le'chaim" () 46 3
+ Detailed Regional Jury Votes Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "Na'ara"686357843 2 "La ve'li"11456 17 3 "Kmo ha'emuna"5516 5426 4 "Yavo Yom"1210108128666 5"Halevai" 11 6 "Nagni li balalaika"77124861256 7"Shvil ha'bricha" 4127771543 8"Gitara"3 410 17 9 "Yesh"1022232324 10 "Kafe o te"84310103240 11 "Layla layla" 68114727 12 "Le'chaim"235122121046 Spokespersons Tel AvivDani Lewinstein EilatAviva Metz Jerusalem Golan HeightsYaakov Belsenbaum HaifaAmnon Peer Herzliya Or AkivaBenny Uri
At Eurovision Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel performed eleventh on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting it had received 7 points, placing 19th in a field of 20 competing countries. Up to that point, it was the worst-ranking song Israel had sent to the Contest, and it would remain so until 1993.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Israel Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Israel Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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