Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "", composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by Izhar Cohen. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through 1985. Cohen had previously represented , winning the contest with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" along with Alphabeta.
The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the 1985 final on 28 March 1985 at the in Jerusalem, hosted by Dalia Mazor and Nathan Datner. 14 songs took part and the winner was chosen by the votes of 7 regional juries.
On the night of the final Cohen performed 11th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting, "Olé, Olé" had received 93 points, placing Israel 5th of the 19 entries. The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to .