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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year                   = 2001
| Broadcaster            = [[Israel Broadcasting Authority]] (IBA)
| Country                = Israel
| Preselection           = [[Kdam Eurovision]] 2001
| Preselection date      = 28 December 2000
| Entrant                = [[Tal Sondak]]
| Song                   = {{lang|he-latn|Ein Davar|i=no}}
| Writer                 = {{unbulleted list|Yair Klinger|Shimrit Orr}}
| Final result           = 16th, 25 points
}}
Israel was represented at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2001]] with the song "{{lang|he-latn|Ein Davar|i=no}}" {{small|({{lang|he|אין דבר}})}}, composed by Yair Klinger, with lyrics by Shimrit Orr, and performed by [[Tal Sondak]]. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the [[Israel Broadcasting Authority]] (IBA), selected its entry through [[Kdam Eurovision]] 2001.
== Before Eurovision ==
=== Kdam Eurovision 2001 ===
The [[Israel Broadcasting Authority]] (IBA) held the national final on 28 December 2000 at the Neve Ilan TV Studios in [[Jerusalem]], hosted by [[Duo Datz]] and broadcast on [[Channel 1 (Israel)|Channel 1]]. Twelve entries competed and the winner was selected by a combination of the votes from five voting groups: three regional juries jury groups (18%), an expert jury of IBA representatives (29%) and votes from the public (53%).<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL|url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Israel2001.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709111207/http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Israel2001.html|archive-date=2014-07-09}}</ref>
The winner was "En Davar" performed by [[Tal Sondak]], and composed by Yair Klinger, with lyrics by Shimrit Orr. The song is a ballad, and the song's title means "Never Mind" with lyrics aimed to the singer's lover, telling her that whatever is troubling her should not be dwelled upon, rather she should let the words of his song wash away her troubles.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
! colspan="8" |Final – 28 December 2000
|-
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
! Composer(s)
! Jury
! Televote
! Total
! Place
|-
| 1
| align="left" | Shimi Ron
| align="left" | "Eretz Me'usheret"
| align="left" | Doron Davidsko, Eli Nissman
| 16
| 63
| 79
| 7
|-
| 2
| align="left" | Alon Jan
| align="left" | "Dr. D.J."
| align="left" | Baruch Friedland, Yigal Perchuk
| 16
| 9
| 25
| 10
|-
| 3
| align="left" | Mangana
| align="left" | "Corazón"
| align="left" | Edith Mish
| 28
| 27
| 55
| 9
|-
| 4
| align="left" | Dafna Armoni and Dror Lukach
| align="left" | "Ad Ktze Ha'olam"
| align="left" | Alon More
| 25
| 0
| 25
| 10
|-
| 5
| align="left" | Gabi Shushan
| align="left" | "Olam Nifla"
| align="left" | Merav Sarig, Yossi Peretz
| 17
| 0
| 17
| 12
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
| 6
| align="left" | [[Tal Sondak]]
| align="left" | "En Davar"
| align="left" | Yair Klinger, Shimrit Orr
| 65
| 108
| 173
| 1
|-
| 7
| align="left" | [[Hamsa (musical group)|Hamsa]]
| align="left" | "Darbuka"
| align="left" | Dror Margalit, Eyal Buchbut, Arlet Tzfadia
| 61
| 54
| 115
| 3
|-
| 8
| align="left" | Sharon Lavie and Shachar Ankri
| align="left" | "Ze Karov"
| align="left" | [[Ehud Manor]], [[Boaz Sharabi]]
| 40
| 18
| 58
| 8
|-
| 9
| align="left" | [[Michal Amdursky]]
| align="left" | "Luna"
| align="left" | Hana Goldberg, [[Michal Amdursky]], Natan Nathanson
| 16
| 90
| 106
| 4
|-
| 10
| align="left" | [[Sagiv Cohen (musician)|Sagiv Cohen]]
| align="left" | "Umlala La La"
| align="left" | Sagiv Cohen
| 52
| 36
| 88
| 6
|-
| 11
| align="left" | Tze'ela Achrak
| align="left" | "Yeshua"
| align="left" | Itzik Cohen, Efi Shoshani
| 54
| 45
| 99
| 5
|-
| 12
| align="left" | Vered Gover
| align="left" | "Bein Hachalomot"
| align="left" | Itzik Yitzken
| 74
| 72
| 146
| 2
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|+ Detailed Jury Votes
|-
! rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" | Song
! colspan="3" | Regional Juries
! rowspan="2" {{vert header|nb=1|Expert Jury}}
! rowspan="2" | Total
|-
! {{vert header|nb=1|Haifa}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Tel Aviv}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Jerusalem}}
|-
| 1
| align="left" | "Eretz Me'usheret"
| 5
| 8
| 3
|
| 16
|-
| 2
| align="left" | "Dr. D.J."
| 6
|
|
| 10
| 16
|-
| 3
| align="left" | "Corazón"
| 4
| 4
|
| 20
| 28
|-
| 4
| align="left" | "Ad Ktze Ha'olam"
|
| 5
| 5
| 15
| 25
|-
| 5
| align="left" | "Olam Nifla"
| 2
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 17
|-
| 6
| align="left" | "En Davar"
| 10
| 10
| 10
| 35
| 65
|-
| 7
| align="left" | "Darbuka"
| 7
|
| 4
| 50
| 61
|-
| 8
| align="left" | "Ze Karov"
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 30
| 40
|-
| 9
| align="left" | "Luna"
| 8
| 1
| 7
|
| 16
|-
| 10
| align="left" | "Umlala La La"
| '''12'''
| 3
| '''12'''
| 25
| 52
|-
| 11
| align="left" | "Yeshua"
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 40
| 54
|-
| 12
| align="left" | "Bein Hachalomot"
|
| '''12'''
| 2
| '''60'''
| '''74'''
|}
== At Eurovision ==
"En Davar" was performed fifth on the night, following Norway and preceding Russia. At the close of voting, it had received 25 points, placing 16th in a field of 23.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final of Copenhagen 2001 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410142841/https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final |archive-date=10 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Voting ===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded to Israel<ref name="2001detailed">{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final/results/israel |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410075452/https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final/results/israel |archive-date=10 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" | 12 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Esc|France|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 8 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Turkey|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Greece|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
|
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded by Israel<ref name="2001detailed" />
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Spain|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Greece|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Sweden|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Denmark|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Estonia|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Lithuania|1988|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Russia|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|France|y=2001}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Slovenia|y=2001}}
|}
{{col-end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2001}}
[[Category:Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest|2001]]
[[Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001]]
[[Category:2001 in Israeli television|Eurovision]]