However, five days later, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) reached an agreement with Télé Liban and Lebanon was put on the official list of participants.
Doslej je Izrael prejel tri evrovizijske zmage: leta 1978 v Parizu (Izhar Cohen in Alphabeta), naslednje leto v Jeruzalemu (Gali Atari in Milk and Honey) ter leta 1998 v Birminghamu, kjer je zmagala Dana International.