Israel

Welcome to Israel

Capital of Israel: Jerusalem
Population of Israel: 8.4 million - 30th in Asia
Size of Israel: 22,072 km2 - 39th in Asia
Languages in Israel: Hebrew and Arabic

Surprisingly diverse for such a narrow strip of land pressed against the Mediterranean, modern Israel only dates back to 1948, though the history of this "Holy Land" spans many millennia. The big three monotheistic religions - Christianity, Judaism, and Islam - maintain extremely strong ties to this part of the world, so you can expect to see plenty of historic churches, mosques, and synagogues during your holiday in Israel. Beyond the undeniable cultural appeal, Israel also offers impressive natural features, including the Dead Sea and Makhtesh Ramon, one of the world's biggest craters. As you tour Israel, you'll find yourself following in the footsteps of figures that helped shape the world thousands of years ago.

Highlights

The Holy City of Jerusalem, a cross section of multiple religions
Masada, the remote, haunting palace/fortress overlooking the Dead Sea
Capernaum and the Sea of Galilee, scene of several of Jesus’s miracles
Jerusalem’s Western Wall, known as the Wailing Wall, on the Temple Mount
The Dome of the Rock with its beauty and Islamic significance
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Christianity’s holiest site
Caesarea’s magnificent Roman and Crusader ruins
The Negev Desert and its ancient Nabatean cities

Head of Delegation
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Haifa in GM95

Holon in GM09

Jerusalem in GM199

Tel Aviv in GM04 & GM178

Participations

Finals

Top 10 results

Highest score

Top results

01
Chen Aharoni
Crazy

01
Dennis Lloyd
Alien

01
Dotan
There will be a way

01
Diamondz
Ata hakochav

01
Miri Mesika
Ba'ah aleicham

02
Regev Hod
Im

03
Harel Skaat
21st century

04
Sarit Hadad
Hofsia

04
Shai Gabso
Arim roshi

04
Omer Adem
Tel Aviv

05
Maya Bouskilla
The only one for me

05
Hats feat. Diana Golbi
Fire

The entries

01. Shotey Hanevuah / Ein ani / 11th / 37 points
02. Regev / Im / 2nd / 85 points
03. Miri Mesika / Ba'ah aleichem / 1st / 104 points
04. Foreign Affair / Ghosts can't run away / 5th / 71 points
05. Reading Gimmel / Menagenet back / 18th / 33 points
06. Sharen Khaziz / Holechet mimcha / 17th / 38 points
07. Rinat Bar / Malachim / 11th / 62 points
08. Diamondz/ Ata hakochav / 1st / 129 points
09. Orphaned Land / Nora el nora / 19th / 49 points
10. Rinat Bar / Kmo chalom / 10th / 74 points

11. Sharon Rotter / Aruts aleicha / 20th / 29 points
12. Miri Mesika / Lesham / 10th / 66 points
13. Ninet Tayeb / Akhrey hakol / 17th / 50 points
14. Sarit Hadad / Telech kapara alay / 13th / 60 points
15. Astral Projection & Zehava Ben / Mahamudra / 7th / 67 points
16. Shiri Maimon / Le'an shelo telchi / 7th / 72 points
17. Harel Ska'at / Haruakh teshane et kivuna / 22nd / 35 points
20. Ofir / Ani shar bishvilech / 11th / 59 points
21. Sarit Hadad / Sameach / 5th / 77 points
22. Shiri Maimon / Otcha / 7th / 72 points

Chen Aharoni / Winner

Dennis Lloyd / Winner

Dotan / Winner

Diamondz / Winner

Miri Mesika / Winner

23. Knob / Don't tell me / 15th / 54 points
24. Liel / Don't be so sad / 9th / 63 points
25. Miri Mesika / In zot ahava shelcha / 21st / 33 points
26. Maya Bouskilla / The only one for me / 5th / 99 points
27. Harel Moyal / Lo makirim otcha / 14th / 53 points
28. Bo'az Ma'uda & Oshrat Papir / Butterfly / 6th / 83 points
29. Naama / Calling for you / 20th / 40 points
30. Shelly Kogan / Turn my world / 9th / 69 points
31. Liel / Save yourself / 7th / 75 points
32. The Mama's / Cinderella / 21st / 21 points

33. Shai Gabso / Arim roshi / 4th / 90 points
34. Shiri Maimon / Kshehalachta / 14th / 51 points
35. Shirly Lilu / Nekama / DNQ
36. Knob / No more / 20th / 45 points
37. Diamondz / I will have the power / 11th / 65 points
38. Henree feat. Nikka / See me now / 13th / 69 points
39. Dana International & NeAngeli / I need your love / 21st / 42 points
41. Bo'az Ma'uda, Sirusho & Jelena Tomasevic / Time to pray / 12th / 73 points
42. Maya Bouskilla / Nishmati / 7th / 77 points
43. Shily Lilu / Echad bishvili / 14th / 62 points

Regev Hod / Silver

Harel Skaat / Bronze

Sarit Hadad / 4th place

Shai Gabso / 4th place

Omer Adam / 4th place

45. Bo'az Ma'uda / Lecho eli / 8th / 82 points
46. Sarit Hadad / Hofsia / 4th / 95 points
47. HaYehudim / Ein lach makom / 23rd / 19 points
48. Noa / Nanina / 21st / 49 points
49. Bo'az Ma'uda / Ausencia / 16th / 57 points
50. Idan Raichel / Chalomot Shel Acherim / 7th / 93 points
51. Orphaned Land / Sapari /DNQ
52. Maya Bouskilla / Not ashamed to love / DNF
53. Harel Ska'at / Od yair alay / DNF
54. Shir Biton / Cshe'hamelech iver / DNQ

55. Miri Mesika / Ahuvi / DNQ
56. Sarit Hadad / Do you love me? / 22nd / 40 points
58. Harel Moyal / Levadi / 14th / 60 points
59. Osnat Zeno / Ozevet et Tel Aviv / 24th / 34 points
60. Liran Danino / Adain rek / 10th / 80 points
61. Chen Aharoni / La'avor at ha'pachad / 6th / 103 points
62. Idan Yaniv / Ma im ahava / 8th / 86 points
63. Idan Raichel & Aviv Geffen / Bubot / 21st / 48 points
64. Henree feat. Nikka / Time / 19th / 69 points
65. Lior Narkis / Za matchil / 19th / 54 points

Maya Bouskilla / 5th place

Hats / 5th place

Diana Golbi / 5th place

The Young Professionals / 5th place

Roni Dalumi / 5th place

66. Roni Dalumi / Nigmeru li ha'milim / 10th / 79 points
68. Maya Bouskilla / Your time / DNQ
70. Daniela Pick / Yalla yalla / 17th / 86 points
71. Alisa Sharp / Boy toy / DNQ
72. Yinon Yahel feat. Emmi / Tonight / DNQ
73. Maya Bouskilla / Bo lirot oti / DNF
74. Liran Danino / Ein li koach / DNQ
75. Harel Skaat / 21st century / 3rd / 99 points
76. Josh / Not just a fan / 23rd / 63 points
77. Miri Mesika / Eretz marhot ha'kesef / DNQ

79. Harel Moyal / Ma over balev shelach / 27th / 58 points
80. Shiri Maimon / Mehacka shetashuv / 28th / 48 points
81. Henree feat. Nikka & Maya Simantov / Crazy boy / DNQ
82. Roni Dalumi / Tahziku / 5th / 110 points
83. Shiri Maimon / Laisha she'haita / 15th / 72 points
84. The Young Professionals / Be with you tonight / 16th / 74 points
87. Nadav Kadmon / Circles / DNQ
88. Ishtar / Get loud / 10th / 88 points
89. Omer Adam / Tel Aviv / 4th / 123 points
90. Kathleen Reiter / No place to be / 22nd / 49 points

Ortal Edri / 5th place

Foreign Affair / 5th place

Marina Maximilian Blumin / 6th place

Boaz Ma'uda / 6th place

Oshrat Papir / 6th place

91. Orphaned Land / The simple man / 22nd / 56 points
92. Kathleen Reiter / Colourful / 19th / 62 points
93. Lior Narkis & Moshe Peretz / Mool kol ha'olam / 18th / 63 points
94. Chen Aharoni / Crazy / 1st / 159 points
95. Efrat Gosh / Ah ah ah / 23rd / 23 points
96. Ortal Edri / Alone / 5th / 133 points
97. Daniela Pick / More or less / 25th / 33 points
98. Harel Skaat / Boom / 7th / 108 points
99. Maya Bouskilla / Rotza lirot otcha meushar / 10th / 89 points
100. Ishtar feat. Luis Guisao / Mi amor / DNQ

101. Dana International & Yardena Arazi / When men dance / DNQ
102. Sagiv Cohen / One light / DNQ
103. Miri Mesika / Dmaot / 11th / 93 points
104. Chen Aharoni / Love suicide / 16th / 70 points
105. Marina Maximilian Blumin / Hurricane / 6th / 107 points
106. Reged Hov / Kmo kochav / DNQ
107. Roni Dalumi / Habitu be einai / 9th / 98 points
108. Rita / Time for peace / DNQ
109. Roby Fayer feat. Tom Gefen / Ready to fight / DNQ
110. Miri Mesika / Azor li / 12th / 83 points

Shiri Maimon / 7th place

Lola Marsh / 7th place

Liel / 7th place

Idan Raichel / 7th place

Astral Projection / 7th place

111. Lior Narkis / Nedira / DNQ
112. Yael Kraus / Floor / DNQ
113. Eden Ben Zaken / Malkat ha'shoshanim / DNQ
114. Harel Skaat / Hollow / 24th / 46 points
115. Tina Eve / Kama efshar leshaker / 19th / 70 points
116. Nadav Guedj / Good vibes / DNQ
117. Kobi Aflalo / Marot / DNQ
118. Maya Bouskilla / Hishtagati / 8th / 100 Points
120. Dana Lapidot / Mistovev lo baolam / DNQ
121. Maya Bouskilla / Be'emtza h'ayom / 14th / 71 points

122. Ella Daniel / Somebody out there / DNF
125. Nadev Guedj / Make you mine / DNF
128. Roby Fayer feat. Almog Segal / Long distance romance / 10th / 94 points
129. Hats feat. Diana Golbi / Fire / 5th / 122 points
130. Nina Kraljic feat. Eden Barcilay / Ata ey foshehu sham / 21st / 44 points
131. Harel Skaat / Boker tov motek / 18th / 63 points
141. Liran Notik / Ahava / 19th / 64 points
142. Itzik Orlev / Hashem echad / 13th / 81 points
143. Dana International / Nosa'at la Petra / DNQ
144. Eyal Golan feat. Vivo / Goda boba / DNQ

Zehava Ben / 7th place

Doli & Penn / 8th place

Noa Kirel / 8th place

Liran Danino / 8th place

Idan Yaniv / 8th place

145. Moshe Peretz / Karamela / DNQ
146. The Young Professionals feat. Anna F. / All of it but me / 5th / 84 points
147. Dana International / Eifo halev / 23rd / 42 points
149. Marina Maximilian / Glow now / 16th / 72 points
150. Balkan Beat Box / I trusted u / DNQ
151. Stephane Legar / Comme ci comme ca / DNQ
152. Yam Refaeli / She' akeev imza lo haverim / DNQ
153. Sapir Saban / Ani lo ashema / 14th / 79 points
154. Shefita / Broken / 17th / 61 points
155. Eden Alene / Better / 17th / 63 points

156. Netta Barzilai / Bassa sababa / 9th / 88 points
157. Noa Kirel / Drum / DNF
158. Hovi Star / Silver spoon / DNF
164. Kobi Marimi / Yalla bye / 23rd / 58 points
165. Miri Mesika / Mi mefached alaich / DNQ
166. Shiri Maimon / Neshima / DNQ
168. Ohad Shragai / Pe gadol / DNQ
171. Keren Peles / Rak elohim ishpot oti / DNQ
173. Nasrin Kadri feat. Static & Ben El Tavori / Habib albi / DNQ
176. Doli & Penn feat. Noa Kirel & Liran Danino / Meusharim / 8th / 95 points

Shelly Kogan / 9th place

Netta Barzilai / 9th place

Roby Fayer / 10th place

Almog Segal / 10th place

Rinat Bar / 10th place

177. Dennis Lloyd / Alien / 1st / 128 points
178. Dafna Dekel / Shiour beahava / 22nd / 49 points
179. Full Trunk / More / 23rd / 45 points
180. Pe'er Tasi / Roked im hakeev / DNQ
181. Noa Kirel / SLT / DNQ
182. Keren Peles & Roni Alter / Baat li pitom / 15th / 65 points
183. Sarit Hadad & Offer Nissim / Shufuni / 23rd / 55 points
184. Lola Marsh / Wishing girl / 7th / 85 points
185. Elai Botner & Moran Aharoni / Mimah et pechedet / DNQ
186. Skazi & OMIKI / Way down / DNQ

187. Lee Biran / Lirkod kesheatsouv / DNQ
188. Shiri Maimon / Ba'shana ha'baa / DNQ
189. Mergui / Angel / DNQ
190. Nicol Raidman / Al tagit li ahava / 13th / 76 points
191. Marina Maximilian / Merov hashiamoun / 21st / 54 points
192. Anna Zak / Call it out / DNQ
193. Ania Bukstein & Harel Skaat / Kol hayom / DNQ
194. Michal Amdursky / Eifoh hachaim sheli / DNQ
195. Amir & Ishay Ribo / Comme les oiseaux / 12th / 68 points
196. Lola Marsh / Only for a moment / DNQ