Israel in the Eurovision Song Festival 16

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 16 with the song "Thought about that" written by Casey Smith, JHart, Noa Kirel, Jax, Miranda Glory, Nanatia Lalwani, Nitzan Kaikov, Zach Skelton and Jason Hahs. The song was performed by Noa Kirel. The Israeli entry for the sixteenth contest in Odesa, Ukraine was selected through the national final Shlum 12, organised by Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). An initial 6 entries competed in the national final which consisted of two shows: one final and a super-final. Entries were selected to advance in the competition based on the votes of a four-member judging panel as well as the votes from the public. Three entries qualified to compete in the super-final of Shlum 12. In the final, "Thought about that" performed by Noa Kirel was selected as the winner based on a public vote and a jury-vote.
==Shlum==
===Final===
;Table key
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public
01 	Ella Lee 	"Zot ani" 	6/10	15,112
02 	Noa Kirel 	"Thought about that"	8/10	19,284
03 	Nasrin Kadri	"Jeans or tights" 	9/10	10,928
04 	Anna Zak 	"Go to sleep" 	7/10	4,396
05 	Shahar Seoul	"Dovshaniya" 	5/10	16,578
06 	Narkis 	"Going with you" 	9/10	8,205
===Super-Final===
;Table key
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Total	Result
01 	Shahar Seoul	"Dovshaniya" 	
7 	
10 	
17 	
3
02 	Nasrin Kadri	"Jeans or tights" 	
8 	
7 	
15 	
4
03 	Narkis 	"Going with you" 	
12 	
8 	
20 	
2
04 	Noa Kirel 	"Thought about that"	
10 	
12 	
22 	
1