Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Hora" (הורה), composed by Avi Toledano, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev, and performed by Toledano himself.

[1] Each place had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs.

The winning entry was "Hora", performed by Avi Toledano and also composed by him, with lyrics written by Yoram Taharlev.

On the night of the final at the Harrogate International Centre, Avi Toledano performed 15th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding the Netherlands.

IBA appointed Yitzhak Shim'oni as its spokesperson to announce the result of the Israeli vote in the final.