Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) | |||
| Country | Israel | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Kdam Eurovision 2003 | |||
| Selection date | Artist: 15 November 2002 Song: 23 January 2003 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Words for Love" | |||
| Artist | Lior Narkis | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 17 points | |||
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Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Words for Love", composed by Yoni Roeh, with lyrics by Yossi Gispan, and performed by Lior Narkis. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2003, after having previously selected the performer internally. The national final took place on 23 January 2003 and featured four songs. "Milim La'Ahava" emerged as the winning song after gaining the most points following the combination of a jury vote and a public televote. The song was later retitled as "Words for Love".
Israel competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 13, Israel placed nineteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 17 points.