Israel in the Eurovision Song Festival 17

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 17 with the song "Cute boy" written by Ohad Heim. The song was performed by Nunu and Sagi Kariv. The Israeli entry for the seventeenth contest in Bratislava, Slovakia was selected through the national final Shlum 13, 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 13. In the final, "Cute boy" performed by Nunu and Sagi Kariv was selected as the winner based on a public vote and a jury-vote.
==Shlum==
===Final===
;Table key
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public
01 	Nasrin Kadri 	"Jeans or tights" 	8/10	16,001
02 	Nunu ft. Sagi Kariv 	"Cute boy" 	8/10	21,129
03 	Marina Maximilian & Itay Galo	"Eulh el shulkhnes"	7/10	14,284
04 	Ella Lee 	"Zot ani" 	9/10	18,274
05 	A-WA 	"Habib galbi" 	6/10	10,283
06 	Shahar Seoul 	"Dovshaniya" 	5/10	13,992
===Super-Final===
;Table key
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Total	Result
01 	Ella Lee 	"Zot ani" 	12 	8 	20 	3
02 	Marina Maximilian & Itay Galo	"Eulh el shulkhnes"	10 	10 	20 	2
03 	Nasrin Kadri 	"Jeans or tights" 	7 	7 	14 	4
04 	Nunu ft. Sagi Kariv 	"Cute boy" 	8 	12 	20 	1