Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Israel attempted to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo. Galit Bell represented Israel with the song "Shalom Olam". However, Israel was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not present in Norway.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 1996 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 29 February 1996 | |||
| Selected entrant | Galit Bell | |||
| Selected song | "Shalom Olam" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | Failed to qualify (28th, 12 points) | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Kdam Eurovision 1996
The final was held on 29 February 1996 at Neveh Ilan, hosted by Ron Leventhal and Tal Man. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 7 regional juries.[1]
| Final – 29 February 1996 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Galit Bell | "Shalom olam" | 70 | 1 |
| 2 | Orit Sharabi | "Al chomotaich" | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Alon Jan & Izhar Cohen | "Alpa'im" | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Navi Shalom | "Im ta'aminu" | 38 | 5 |
| 5 | Ilana Avital | "Laisse-moi t'aime" | 30 | 7 |
| 6 | Doron Mazar | "At ahavati" | 56 | 2 |
| 7 | Off Simches | "Oi oi oi" | 37 | 6 |
| 8 | Doron Oren | "Me'abed tzura" | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Samir Shukri & Ayelet Tasa | "Tnu yad" | 47 | 3 |
| 10 | Yuji Gabai | "Ta'rimu ta rating" | 27 | 8 |
| 11 | Keti El-Hai | "Imma imma em" | 19 | 9 |
| 12 | Tamir Tzaidi | "Eize min olam" | 47 | 3 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Ma'alot- Tarshiha |
Nazareth | Glil Yam | Beersheba | Haifa | Jerusalem | Tel Aviv | 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 Norway 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, "Shalom Olam" had received 12 points, placing 28th and bringing Israel's participation in 1996 to a premature end.
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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