Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
For the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, Israel was represented by Dana International with the song "Diva".
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
An IBA committee voted on five potential entries, which the song "Diva", performed by Dana International received the most points and thus represented Israel at the 1998 contest.| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Dana International | "Diva" | 78 | 1 |
| 2 | Arkadi Duchin & Halimonim | "Shir Tikva" | — | 2 |
| 3 | Josefa Barocha Frindlach | "Malach" | — | — |
| 4 | Hi-Five | — | — | — |
| 5 | Ufira Yosefi | — | — | — |
At Eurovision
In the contest, it received 172 points and finished in first place.Points awarded to Israel
Points awarded by Israel
Backup jury points
''[Congratulations: [50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest]]''
"Diva" was one of fourteen Eurovision songs selected by fans to participate in the Congratulations 50th anniversary show in 2005. It was both the only entry from the '90s and the only Israeli entry to appear in the main competition. The song was drawn to perform third, following "What's Another Year?" by Johnny Logan and preceding "Eres tú" by Mocedades. Like the other acts that night, "Diva" was represented by dancers performing alongside footage of Dana International's original performance from 1998, with Dana herself appearing to lip-sync to the ending of the song and introduce the next act. She would appear later in the show to perform an English version of Baccara's "Parlez-vous français?" during a medley of Eurovision favorites.At the end of the first round, "Diva" was not among the five songs proceeding to the final round. It was later revealed that "Diva" finished thirteenth with 39 points. It received a sole 12 points from Israel themselves, who were allowed to vote for their own entry. In the second round, Israel gave its twelve points to Brotherhood of Man with "Save Your Kisses for Me."