Israel was represented at the

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with the song "", composed by Avi Toledano, with lyrics by

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, and performed by Toledano himself. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the

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(IBA), selected its entry for the contest through 1982. At Eurovision, the song came second, having received 100 points. He had previously participated in the with the song "Karnaval".

Before Eurovision

1982

The

(IBA) final to select their entry was held on 3 March 1982 in the Jerusalem Theater in

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, and was hosted by

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. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner. Each place had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs. The winning entry was "", performed by Avi Toledano and also composed by him, with lyrics written by

At Eurovision

On the night of the final at the

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, Avi Toledano performed 15th in the running order, following and preceding the . At the close of voting, "" had received 100 points, placing Israel in second out of a field of 18 competing countries, 61 points behind 's winner

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. The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. IBA appointed Yitzhak Shim'oni as its spokesperson to announce the result of the Israeli vote in the final.

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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