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Israel was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, held in
Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
,
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The Israeli broadcaster IBA continued to use a national final, Kdam Eurovision, to select their entry.


Before Eurovision


Kdam Eurovision 1989

The final was hosted by Moshe Beker and Shira Gera. 12 songs competed in the final held on 30 March 1989, where regional televoting chose the winner. Members of the public were phoned at random and were asked for their favourite song. These results were converted into votes for 6 regions of Israel. The winner was Gili Netanel and Galit Burg-Michael with the song "Derekh Hamelekh".


At Eurovision

Netanel and Burg-Michael performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following
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and preceding
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. At the close of the voting it had received 50 points, placing 12th in a field of 22.


Voting


References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...