After winning with " Hallelujah " , Israel had the right to host the 25th Eurovision contest , but the Israeli budget was not large enough to host two consecutive contests ( Ireland being the only country to successfully host more than one contest in a row ) . Instead the competition took place that year in The Hague , Netherlands , and was set to Yom Hazikaron , forcing Israel to cancel its participation , although a selection contest had been organized and a winning song called " Pizmon Chozer " ( meaning " Refrain " in English ) had been chosen and was going to be interpreted by Ha'achim ve ha'achayot ( meaning Brothers and sisters in English )
25th Eurovision contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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