Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Israel
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	2 March 2005
Selected entrant	Shiri Maimon
Selected song	"HaSheket SheNish'ar"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	7th, 158 points
Final result	4th, 154 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Israel was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Shiri Maimon's and the song "Hasheket Shenish'ar" (The Silence That Remained).

Kdam Eurovision 2005

For the first time since 2001, a full-scale Israeli selection process was held on 2 March. Unlike previous years, IBA invited only established artists to participate. Among the better-known participants were Shiri Maimon (runner-up of the popular Pop Idol based show, Kokhav Nolad in 2003) as well as Svika Pick, composer and producer of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest winner Diva. Shiri Maimon's song "Hasheket Shenish'ar" (The Silence That Remained) won the event to become Israel's entry in Kiev. The song is written by Pini Aaronbayev and Eyal Shachar and composed by Pini Aaronbayev.

Result of the national final

№	Song	Singer	Points	Place
1	"Be'ahava gdola"	Samir Shukri & Efrat Cohen	26	9th
2	"Peace and love"	Zehava Ben	48	5th
3	"Targish oti"	Michal Amdursky	39	8th
4	"Yesh li et halayla"	Momi Levi	23	10th
5	"Hamon"	Merav Siman-Tov	10	13th
6	"Ode-le-ya"	Gaya	15	11th
7	"Hasheket Shenish'ar"	Shiri Maimon	116	1st
8	"Jerusalem"	Rinat Gabay	62	4th
9	"Don’t worry baby"	Yossi Azulai	70	2nd
10	"Zman"	Mira Awad	5	14th
11	"Esperansa"	The Elayev Family	45	6th
12	"Hello, hello"	Sharona & Daniela Pick	15	11th
13	"Or yare'ach"	Svika Pick & Company	66	3rd
14	"Kmo chalom"	Rinat Bar	40	7th

At Eurovision

At Eurovision, the song was presented in English and Hebrew. The spokesperson who revealed Israel's votes for other countries was journalist Dana Herman.

Points Awarded by Israel

Semi final

12 points	Romania
10 points	Moldova
8 points	Hungary
7 points	Norway
6 points	Latvia
5 points	Netherlands
4 points	Iceland
3 points	Switzerland
2 points	Belarus
1 point	Slovenia

Final

12 points	Romania
10 points	Malta
8 points	Hungary
7 points	Greece
6 points	Latvia
5 points	France
4 points	Moldova
3 points	Denmark
2 points	Switzerland
1 point	Norway

Points Awarded to Israel

Points Awarded to Israel (Semi-Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Andorra Belarus Monaco	Netherlands	France Romania Russia	Albania Ireland	Malta Portugal Turkey United Kingdom
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Hungary Moldova Ukraine	Bulgaria Denmark Poland Spain	Belgium Cyprus Germany Serbia and Montenegro Switzerland	Lithuania	Finland Macedonia

Points Awarded to Israel (Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Monaco	France	Andorra Belarus Hungary Malta Russia	Netherlands Romania Ukraine United Kingdom	Belgium Ireland Moldova Spain
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Denmark Finland Germany Norway Portugal		Albania Lithuania Turkey	Latvia	Austria Estonia Sweden Switzerland