Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Olé, Olé", composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by Izhar Cohen. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority, selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1985. Cohen had previously represented, winning the contest with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" along with Alphabeta.
Before Eurovision
Kdam Eurovision 1985
The Israel Broadcasting Authority held the Kdam Eurovision 1985 final on 28 March 1985 at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, hosted by Dalia Mazor and Nathan Datner. 14 songs took part and the winner was chosen by the votes of 7 regional juries.| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Lea Lupatin | "Shir amelim" | 30 | 5 |
| 2 | Arba Lev Adom | "Hu yavoh" | 30 | 5 |
| 3 | Arik Sinai | "Mila ve od mila" | 52 | 4 |
| 4 | Corinne Allal | "Be'chol yom" | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Yardena Arazi | "Od nagi'a" | 61 | 3 |
| 6 | Shalva Berti | "Ha'tfila" | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | Dalit Kahana | "Hazor" | 17 | 9 |
| 8 | Shimi Tavori | "Tnu li rak musica" | 16 | 10 |
| 9 | Casino | "Yad be'yad" | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Yigal Bashan and Uzi Hitman | "Kmo tzoani" | 65 | 2 |
| 11 | Moni Arnon and Shimshon Levi | "Shuv ani levad" | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Izhar Cohen | "Olé, Olé" | 69 | 1 |
| 13 | Kesem | "Tov" | 20 | 8 |
| 14 | Doron Mazar | "Hilulah" | 21 | 7 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Cohen performed 11th in the running order, following and preceding. At the close of voting, "Olé, Olé" had received 93 points, placing Israel 5th of the 19 entries. The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to.Voting
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |