Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) | |||
| Country | Israel | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | 6 January 2000 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sameach" | |||
| Artist | PingPong | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 22nd, 7 points | |||
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Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Sameach" (שמח), written by Roy Arad and Guy Assif, and performed by the group PingPong. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), internally selected its entry for the contest. PingPong and "Sameach" was announced by IBA on 6 January 2000.
Israel competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, Israel placed twenty-second out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 7 points.