4 For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 , a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest.Because Israel placed 19th at the 2003 contest , country was forced to compete in the first Eurovision semi-final , held on 12 May 2004 . David D'Or performed 5th , following Latvia and preceding the Andorra his song in the semi-final receiving 57 points which was not enough to qualify for the final.Therefore , Israel will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2005
2003 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004