Israel performed twenty-second in the grand final , following Hungary and preceding the Netherlands . Following the jury vote , Israel was in third place behind Sweden in second and Austria first . However , neither Sweden nor Austria made it to the viewers ' top ten , allowing Israel to both win the televote and the contest overall with a total of 529 points ( Israel 's highest-ever score ) . This marked Israel 's fourth victory ( after 1978 , 1979 , and 1998 ) , tying them with the Netherlands as the 4th-most successful country in contest history ( following France , Luxembourg , and the United Kingdom , with five wins ; Sweden , with six wins ; and Ireland , with seven wins ) . It was the twentieth time Israel finished in the top ten ( the last occasion being Nadav Guedj and " Golden Boy , " which finished 9th in 2015 ) and the eleventh they made the top five ( the first time since 2005 , when Shiri Maimon came 4th with " HaSheket SheNish ' ar " ) . This meant Israel would host the 2019 contest and automatically qualify for the following year 's final . Among these points were five top marks from the jury vote ( awarded by Austria , the Czech Republic , Finland , France , and San Marino ) and eight top marks from the televote ( awarded by Australia , Azerbaijan , Georgia , Moldova , Spain , Ukraine , and once again France and San Marino )
2019 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018