Because Israel failed to qualify in 2004 Shiri had to compete in the Eurovision semi-final , at ESC , the song was presented in English and Hebrew . She performed seven , following Monaco and preceding Belarus she qualified from 7th place with 158 points.In the final she performed 11th following Spain and preceding Serbia and Montenegro came 4th with 154 points ( including a maximum 12 from Monaco ) . Meaning that Israel automatically qualified for the final in the 2006 contest . The spokesperson who revealed Israel 's votes for other countries was journalist Dana Herman
2006 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005