W"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed for Israel by Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta.
W"Beg" is a song performed by Israeli singers Omer Adam and Netta. The song was released as a digital download on 26 December 2019 as the thirteenth single from Omer Adam's sixth studio album Omer.
WDayenu is a song that is part of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The word "dayenu" means approximately "it would have been enough", "it would have been sufficient", or "it would have sufficed". This traditional up-beat Passover song is over one thousand years old. The earliest full text of the song occurs in the first medieval haggadah, which is part of the ninth-century Seder Rav Amram. The song is about being grateful to God for all of the gifts he gave the Jewish people, such as taking them out of slavery, giving them the Torah and Shabbat, and had God only given one of the gifts, it would have still been enough. This is to show much greater appreciation for all of them as a whole. The song appears in the haggadah after the telling of the story of the exodus and just before the explanation of Passover, matzah, and the maror.
W"Ding Dong" is a pop song written and performed by Israeli singer Dana International. It won the Israeli Kdam Eurovision on March 8, 2011, represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany. It was released as a single for the singer a few days after the national final performance.
W"Diva" is the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Svika Pick, with lyrics written by Yoav Ginai. The song was produced by Offer Nissim with music arrangements by Alon Levin. It was Israel's third winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest, following victories in 1978 and 1979. Dana International's win is considered one of the most groundbreaking moments in Eurovision history.
WThe East of the Jordan is a poem written by Ze'ev Jabotinsky, the Revisionist Zionist leader, a song that became one of the most known leading songs of the Revisionist Zionist youth movement, Betar. The song includes four Stanzas. Each stanza ends with the following line which is the main political message and theme of the poem:"Two Banks has the Jordan – This is ours and, that is as well."
W"Feker Libi" is a song recorded by Israeli singer Eden Alene, performed in English, Amharic, Hebrew and Arabic. It was planned to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. It would have been the first Eurovision entry to contain lyrics in Amharic.
W"Hallelujah" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Hebrew by Milk and Honey, including Gali Atari, for Israel.
W"HaSheket SheNish'ar" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English and Hebrew by Shiri Maimon. The song was written by Eyal Shahar, Pini Aharonbayev and Ben Green.
W"Hatikvah" is a 19th-century Jewish poem and the national anthem of Israel. The theme of the romantic composition reflects the Jews' 2,000-year-old hope of returning to the Land of Israel and reclaiming it as a free and sovereign nation. Its lyrics are adapted from a poem by Naftali Herz Imber, a Jewish poet from Złoczów, which was then in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria under Austrian rule. Imber wrote the first version of the poem in 1877, while he was a guest of a Jewish scholar in Iași, Romania.
W"I Dare You" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson. Produced and written by Jesse Shatkin, with additional writing by Natalie Hemby, Laura Veltz, Ben West, and Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, it was released as a stand-alone single by Atlantic Records on April 16, 2020. Unlike her previous records, its single release includes multiple versions of the song recorded in several languages as a duet featuring various recording artists—such as French singer Zaz, Canadian-Moroccan singer Faouzia for the Moroccan Arabic version, Spanish singer Blas Cantó, German musical duo Glasperlenspiel, Israeli singer Maya Bouskilla for the Hebrew version, and the American Deaf West Theatre for the American Sign Language version. The Hebrew version reached number one in Israel.
W"Kan", was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Hebrew by Duo Datz. Its lyrics and melody were written by Israeli songwriter Uzi Hitman.
W"Leha'amin" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, held in Istanbul. The song was performed in Hebrew and English by David D'Or, who was selected to represent the country by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) in November 2003. The song, co-written by D'Or and Ehud Manor, is a ballad, with lyrics about the need to maintain faith in the basic goodness of humanity, despite considerable evidence to the contrary.
WMa Nishtana, are the first two words in a phrase meaning "Why is tonight different from all other nights?" The phrase appears at the beginning of each line of The Four Questions, traditionally asked via song by the youngest capable child attending Passover Seder.
W"Nadlik Beyakhad Ner " was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in Hebrew and English by Sarit Hadad.
W"Same Heart" is a song by Israeli recording artist Mei Finegold. The song was selected internally to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Despite being one of the fan favourites, the entry ended up second last in semi final two, scoring just 19 points. The song consists of an English-sung first verse, chorus and bridge, and its second verse and chorus are sung in Hebrew. "Same Heart" features Pop rock and EDM elements.
WShir LaShalom is a popular Israeli song that has become an anthem for the Israeli peace movement.
WTime is a song by Israeli band Izabo. The song represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, but did not make it to the final. The song is described as a pop song with an oriental influence.
W"Together We Are One" (often known by the Hebrew title "Ze Hazman" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English and Hebrew by Eddie Butler. This was the first Israeli entry for which the official title did not contain at least some Hebrew.
W"Words for Love" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed in Hebrew and English by Lior Narkis.