| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 2013 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 26 February 2013 27 February 2013 28 February 2013 Second chance round: 3 March 2013 Final: 7 March 2013 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Moran Mazor | |||
| Selected song | "Rak Bishvilo" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th) | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Rak Bishvilo" written by Chen Harari and Gal Sarig. The song was performed by Moran Mazor. The Israeli entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2013, organised by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). The five show competition consisting of three semi-finals and a Second Chance round concluded with a final on 7 March 2013 that featured ten entries. "Rak Bishvilo" performed by Moran Mazor emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public vote.
Israel was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 16 May 2013. Performing during the show in position 10, "Rak Bishvilo" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Israel placed fourteenth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 40 points.