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| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) | |||
| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 1981 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 3 March 1981 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Habibi | |||
| Selected song | "Halayla" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 56 points | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Halayla" (הלילה), composed by Shuki Levy, with lyrics by Shlomit Aharon and Yuval Dor, and performed by the band Habibi. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through Kdam Eurovision 1981. IBA returned at the Eurovision Song Contest, after withdrawing from the 1980 contest because of National Day of Remembrance.