Israel was represented at the qualifying round for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "", written by Eyal Madan and Doran Vitenberg, and performed by Galit Bell. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through 1996. The entry failed to make it through the pre-selection round.
Before Eurovision
1996 The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the national final on 29 February 1996 at the Neve Ilan TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Ron Leventhal and Tal Man. Twelve entries competed and the winner, "" performed by Galit Bell, was selected by the votes of seven regional juries.
+ Final – 29 February 1996 Artist Song Composer(s) Points Place 1 Galit Bell "Shalom Olam" Eyal Madan, Doran Vitenberg 70 1 2 Orit Sharabi "Al Chomotaich" Shlomo Perry 8 12 3 Alon Jan and Izhar Cohen "Alpa'im" Ehud Manor, Izhar Cohen 16 10 4 Navi Shalom "Im Ta'aminu" Nissan Fridman, Amos Barzel 38 5 5 Ilana Avital "Laisse-moi t'aime" Yoav Ginay, Ilana Avital 30 7 6 Doron Mazar "At Ahavati" Dudu Barak, Doron Mazar, Gavri Mazor 56 2 7 Off Simches "Oi Oi Oi" Yishai Lapidot 37 6 8 Doron Oren "Me'abed Tzura" Ron Rosenfeld 11 11 9 Samir Shukri and Ayelet Tasa "Tnu Yad" Nurit Bat-Shahar Tzafrir, Yoni Roeh 47 3 10 Yuji Gabai "Ta'rimu Ta Rating" Nurit Bat-Shahar Tzafrir, Yuji Gabai 27 8 11 Keti El-Hai "Imma Imma Em" Dudu Barak, Yoni Roeh 19 9 12 Tamir Tzaidi "Eize Min Olam" Sigal Lavi, Noa Gino 47 3 + Detailed Regional Jury Votes Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "Shalom Olam" 12 8 6 10 10 12 12 70 2 "Al Chomotaich" 4 2 2 8 3 "Alpa'im" 3 2 5 5 1 16 4 "Im Ta'aminu" 7 12 6 5 3 5 38 5 "Laisse-moi t'aime" 5 3 4 3 7 1 7 30 6 "At Ahavati" 10 6 7 8 12 5 8 56 7 "Oi Oi Oi" 6 10 4 6 8 3 37 8 "Me'abed Tzura" 1 3 2 4 1 11 9 "Tnu Yad" 8 5 2 12 8 6 6 47 10 "Ta'rimu Ta Rating" 1 10 1 3 10 2 27 11 "Imma Imma Em" 2 12 1 4 19 12 "Eize Min Olam" 7 4 8 7 4 7 10 47
At Eurovision In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round (from which hosts were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest. After the voting, "" had received 12 points, placing 28th and eliminating Israel from the contest.
The contest was broadcast on Channel 1.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Israel (qualifying round) 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 (qualifying round) 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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