Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Olé, Olé" (עולה, עולה), composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by Izhar Cohen.

Cohen had previously represented Israel in 1978, winning the contest with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" along with Alphabeta.

The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the Kdam Eurovision 1985 final on 28 March 1985 at the Binyaney Ha'uma 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.

[1] On the night of the final Cohen performed 11th in the running order, following Germany and preceding Italy.