Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "HaSheket SheNish'ar" written by Pini Aaronbayev, Eyal Shachar and Ben Green. The song was performed by Shiri Maimon. The Israeli entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2005, organised by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). The competition took place on 2 March 2005 and featured fourteen entries. "HaSheket SheNish'ar" performed by Shiri Maimon emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from five regional juries and a regional televote.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Country | Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 2 March 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Shiri Maimon | |||
| Selected song | "HaSheket SheNish'ar" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 158 points) | |||
| Final result | 4th, 154 points | |||
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Israel competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 7, "Hasheket shenish'ar" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 21 May. It was later revealed that Israel placed seventh out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 158 points. In the final, Israel performed in position 11 and placed fourth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 154 points.