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2009 Israel launches an invasion of the Gaza strip
2006 Israel invades Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's kidnapping of Israeli soldiers 2006 Ehud Olmert becomes Prime Minister of Israel after Ariel Sharon suffers a stroke 2003 "Elizabeth ""Ma Pampo"" Israel", old woman, ", may have been world's oldest but ""undocumented"" person, ", dies at 128, disputed 1998 Zevulun Hammer, Vice Prime Minister of Israel, dies 1997 Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-93), dies at 78 1996 New York City Mayor Guiliani visits Israel 1996 Israel frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners 1995 Itzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel 1968 - 1973, assassinated 1995 Israel grants jailed U.S. spy Jason Pollard, citizenship 1995 Israel buries Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated by a fellow Jew who opposed peace with Palestinians 1995 Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel, assassinated at 73 1995 Israel begins W Bank pullback, frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners 1995 Palestinian bomb attack in Beit Lid Israel, 21-22 killed 1994 Israel Aaron Maisels, lawyer, dies at 89 1994 Jordan and Israel sign peace accord 1994 Israel and PLO initialed accord giving autonomy to Palestinians in West Bank in education, health, taxation, social welfare and tourism 1994 Kalman Kahana, Polish co-founder of state Israel, dies at 81 1994 1st telephone link between Israel and Jordan 1994 Israel and Jordan agree to talks in Washington D.C. on July 25th 1994 Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip 1994 Israel and PLO sign economic accord 1993 Vatican recognizes Israel 1993 Israel and PLO sign joint recognition statements 1993 PLO recognizes state of Israel 1993 Ezer Weizman elected president of Israel 1993 Israel recognizes PLO as no longer criminal 1992 Eddie Antar, CEO (Crazy Eddies), $74 m stock fraud caught in Israel 1992 Bible Lands Museum opens in Jerusalem, Israel 1992 Menachem Begin, Prime Minister Israel 1977 - 1980, 1981 - 1983, Nobel 1979, dies at 85 1991 Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews 1991 Syria tells Germany they are ready to recognize Israel 1991 Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel 1991 Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel 1991 Israel reopens consulate in U.S.S.R. after 23 years 1990 Saddam says Israel will be Iraq's 1st target 1990 Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile 1990 Israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens 1990 Saddam says he will destroy Israel 1990 Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories 1989 Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt 1988 PLO leader Yasi Arafat accepts Israel's right to exist 1988 5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel 1988 Israel's supreme court uphold's ban on Kahane's Kach Party as racist 1988 Concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest 1988 Israel and China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations 1988 Israel bans Meir Kahane's Kach Party on grounds of racism 1988 Israel launches 1st satellite, for secret military reconnaissance 1988 "Nightline" goes on location to Jerusalem Israel 1988 Israel orders 9 Palestinian "instigators" deported from W Beirut 1987 Occupied Palestinians start "intefadeh" (uprising) against Israel 1987 Palestinian uprising against Israel in West Bank 1987 John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible" testifies in Israel 1987 1st time in 20 years a delegation from U.S.S.R. lands in Israel 1986 Israel Prime Minister Shimon Peres resigns 1986 London Sunday Times reports Israel is stocking nuclear arms 1986 Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, pleads guilty in U.S. court 1986 Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British Prime Minister to visit Israel 1986 Spain recognizes Israel 1985 Israel ships 96 TOWs to Iran on behalf of US 1985 Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews 1983 Israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as PM 1983 Israel premier Begin resigns 1983 Israel and Lebanon sign a peace treaty 1983 Lebanese parliament accept peace accord with Israel 1982 Shultz warns U.S. will withdraw from United Nations if they vote to exclude Israel 1982 Israel and Syria stop fighting in Lebanon 1982 Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley 1982 Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon 1982 In accordance with Camp David, Israel completes Sinai withdrawal 1981 Israel annexes Golan Heights (seized from Syria in war of 1967) 1981 Moshe Dayan, Israel's general/minister of Defense, dies at 66 1980 Dutch embassy in Israel moves from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv 1980 Israel and Egypt exchange ambassadors 1980 Egypt and Israel exchange ambassadors for 1st time 1980 Egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel 1980 Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations 1979 Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt 1979 Israel performs nuclear test at Indian Ocean 1979 Sri Lanka forfeit ICC Trophy game vs Israel for political reasons 1979 Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt 1979 Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel 1979 Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt goes into effect 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt 1979 Egyptian Parliament unanimously approve peace treaty with Israel 1978 Dikla Hamdy, Miss Israel Universe 1997 1978 Golda Meir, Israel's Prime Minister 1969 - 1974, dies in Jerusalem at 80 1978 Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks 1978 Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington 1978 ABC TV airs "Stars Salute Israel at 30" 1978 Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel 1978 Israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements 1977 Egypt and Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference 1977 Egyptian president Sadat visits Israel 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel 1977 Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel 1977 Egypt President Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Cronkite 1977 Shany Kedmy, born in Israel, Women's 470 yachter, 1996 Olympics 1977 Menachem Begin (Likud), becomes Israel's 6th PM 1977 Menachem Begin becomes Israel's Prime Minister 1977 Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel 1977 Simon Peres becomes premier of Israel 1977 Israel premier Rabin resigns 1977 Egypt's Anwar Sadat pledges to regain Arab territory from Israel 1977 Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes 1976 Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin resigns 1976 Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers 1976 Israel kills 6 Palestinians protesting land confiscation 1976 Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon 1975 Nina Brosh, Afula Israel, model, Drakkar 1975 Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt 1975 Viaceslav Ivanovski, Israel, Men's Weightlifting 99kg 1975 Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market 1974 Ayelet Ohayon, Israel, Women's foil fencer, 1996 Olympics 1974 Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights 1974 Israel Citkowitz, composer, dies at 65 1974 Israel and Egypt sign weapons accord 1973 Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, U.S. and U.S.S.R. meet in Geneva 1973 David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 1973 Egypt and Israel exchange prisoners of war 1973 Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus 1973 Egyptian tanks move further into Israel 1973 Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal 1973 Yom Kippur War begins as Syria and Egypt attack Israel 1973 Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s 1973 9th Maccabiah games opens in Tel Aviv, Israel 1973 Israel Raybon, defensive end for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled 1973 Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel 1972 "From Israel with Love" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 8 performances 1972 "From Israel with Love" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 8 performances 1972 Lilach Parisky, born in Israel, Women's foil fencer, 1996 Olympics 1972 German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel 1971 Irena Slavutskay, Israel, athlete, 1996 Olympics 1971 Konstantin Matoussevich, Israel, Men's high jump, 1996 Olympics 1970 Shay-Oren Smadja, born in Israel, men's half middleweight judoka, 1996 Olympics 1970 Israel Stanley, NFL/WLAF defensive end, NO Saints, Rhein Fire 1969 Konstantin Semyonov, Israel, Men's pole vaulter, 1996 Olympics 1969 Nir Shental, Israel, Men's 470 yachter, 1996 Olympics 1969 Golda Meir becomes Israel's 4th PM 1969 Steve Israel, NFL cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots 1969 Levi Eshkol, [Sjkolnik], premier (Israel), dies at 73 1969 Golda Meir sworn in as Israel's 1st female prime minister 1969 France begins arms embargo against Israel 1967 U.N. Sec council passes resolution 242 - Israel must give back occupied land 1967 Israel removes barricades, re-unifying Jerusalem 1967 Israel annexes East Jerusalem 1967 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with United Nations help 1967 U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with Israel 1967 Israel attacks USS Liberty in Mediterranean, killing 34 U.S. crewmen 1967 Israel captures Wailing Wall in East Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem 1967 6 day war between Israel and Arab neighbors begin 1967 Egyptian president Nassar closes Straits of Tiran to Israel 1967 "Sing, Israel Sing" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 14 performances 1967 Rogel Nachum, Israel, Men's triple jump, 1996 Olympics 1967 Beate Reinstadler, Stuttgart, Germany, tennis star, 1989 Futures Israel 1967 "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 14 performances 1967 Yael Arad, Israel, Women's half middleweight judoka, 1996 Olympics 1966 Vladislav Neiman, born in Israel, Men's flyweight boxer, 1996 Olympics 1966 Tally Chanel, Tel Aviv Israel, actress, Warrior Queen 1965 1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel 1965 Martin Buber, German/Israel philosopher/zionist/theologist, dies at 87 1965 Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel 1965 Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations 1964 Pope Paul VI visits Jordan and Israel 1963 Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French writer (Ecoute Israel), dies 1963 Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel 1963 Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel, Israel, Women's foil fencer, 1996 Olympics 1963 John F. Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression 1962 Shahar Perkiss, Israel, tennis star 1962 U.S. sells Israel, Hawk anti-aircraft missiles 1962 Adolf Eichmann, war criminal, hanged at Ramie Prison in Israel at 56 1962 Nazi Adolf Eichmann hanged in Israel for crimes against Jews in WW II 1962 Alex Tripolski, born in Israel, Men's Shooting 50M air pistol, Olympics 1996 1962 Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77 1961 Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel 1961 Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel 1961 SS Col Adolf Eichmann found guilty of war crimes in Israel 1961 Israel welcomes its 1,000,000th immigrant 1961 Israel begins Adolf Eichmann WW II war crimes trial 1961 Adolf Eichmann tried as a war criminal in Israel 1961 David Ben-Gurion resigns as premier of Israel 1960 Israel announces capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina 1959 Isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71 1959 Israel begins exporting copper ore 1959 Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73 1957 1st Japanese ambassador to Israel 1957 Hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) 1956 Israel liberates Sharm-el-Sheikh, reopening Gulf of Aqaba 1956 Israel captures Straits of Tiran and reach Suez Canal Egypt 1956 Israel captures Gaza and Sheham 1956 Israel captures Egyptian militay post at El-Thamad 1956 Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister 1956 Egypt and Israel agree to a cease fire 1955 2 Egyptian fighters shot down over Israel 1955 Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel 1955 Bulgaria shoots down a plane heading for Israel (58 die) 1955 Yarkon Water Project opens to supply water to Negev desert in Israel 1955 Israel attacks Gaza 1955 Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls 1954 Boris Polak, Israel, Men's 50M Free Rifle 3 Positions, 1996 Olympics 1953 Israel's Prime Minister Ben-Gurion retires 1953 David Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel 1953 U.S.S.R./Israel recover diplomatic relations 1953 Steve Bond, born in Haifa, Israel, actor, General Hospital, To Die For 1953 U.S.S.R. breaks relations with Israel 1953 Russia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel 1952 Izhak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel 1952 Yitchak Ben-Zvi elected 2nd president of Israel 1952 Isaak Ben-Zwi elected President of Israel 1952 Chaim Weizmann, bio-chemist/1st president Israel, dies at 77 1952 Egypt protests German retribution payments to Israel 1951 Israel demands DM 6.2 billion compensation from Germany 1951 International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) 1950 "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel 1950 Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel 1950 Israeli Knesset resolves Jerusalem is capital of Israel 1950 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands recognize Israel 1949 Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capital to Jerusalem 1949 Victor Ostrovsky, Canadian/Israel, Mossad agent, By Way of Deception 1949 Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000 1949 Shep Messing, Israel, soccer goal tender, New York Cosmos 1949 Gene Simmons, [Chaim Witz], Haifa Israel, rock guitarist, KISS-Beth 1949 Israel's 19 month war of independence ends 1949 By a vote of 37-12, Israel becomes 59th member of U.N. 1949 Israel and Jordan sign armistice agreement 1949 Turkey recognizes Israel 1949 Security Council of United Nations recommends membership for Israel 1949 Israel and Egypt sign an armistice agreement 1949 Chaim Weitzman elected 1st president of Israel 1949 1st session of Knesset (Jerusalem Israel) 1949 England, Belgium, Lux, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland recognize Israel 1948 Canada recognizes Israel 1948 Operation Magic Carpet - 1st plane from Yemen carrying Jews to Israel 1948 Flag of Israel is adopted 1948 Israel recaptures Nizzanim in Negev 1948 Egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel 1948 Large scale fighting between Israel and Egypt 1948 Pinchas Zukerman, born in Tel Aviv, Israel, violinist and violist, Leventritt 1967 1948 Israel bombs Cairo 1948 Last British armies leave Israel 1948 Panama and Costa Rica recognize Israel 1948 Israel and Arabs agree to a cease fire 1948 Ramat Rahel gateway to Jerusalem is repossessed by Israel 1948 Saudi Arabia joins invasion of Israel 1948 Israel liberates Acre, Nebi Yusha and Telel-Kadi 1948 Soviet Union recognized Israel 1948 Chaim Weizmann elected 1st president of Israel 1948 Israel issues its 1st postage stamps 1948 Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabian troops attack Israel 1948 Israel declares independence from British administration 1948 U.S. grants Israel de facto recognition 1948 1st attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel 1947 Day after United Nations decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked 1947 1st Jewish immigrants to Israel disembark at Port of Eilat 1947 Israel Wetrin, managing director, Elonex 1947 British stop ships Independence and In-Gathering from landing in Israel 1946 Uri Geller, Israel, psychic, bends forks 1945 Assaf Dayan, Israel, actor, Operation Thunderbolt 1943 Yoran Ben Ami, born in Israel, producer/president, Triumph Pictures 1942 Daliah Lavi, Shavel Zion Israel, actress, Casino Royalle, Lord Jim 1942 129 degrees F (54 degrees C), Tirat Zevi, Israel 1940 Aliza Kashi, born in Israel, actress and singer, Merv Griffin regular 1939 Amos Oz, Jerusalem Israel, author, My Michael 1936 Israel Philarmonic Orchestra forms 1935 [Chaim] Topol, Tel Aviv Israel, actor, Fiddler on the Roof 1932 Israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies 1930 5th Aliyah to Israel begins 1929 Arabs attack Jews in Israel 1927 Town of Netanya Israel founded by Nathan Strauss 1926 Israel Zangwill, British zionists writer (Ghetto tragedies), dies 1925 Haifa Technion (Israel), opens 1924 Jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet and writer (Pypelyntjes), dies at 42 1923 Simon Peres, [Persky], premier of Israel 1923 1st brain tumor operation under local anesthetic performed (Beth Israel Hospital in New York City) by Dr. K Winfield Ney 1922 Yitzak Rabin, premier Israel, 1992-95, Nobel 1994 1920 Israel publishes it's 1st medical journal "Ha-Refuah" 1920 Turkish Government renounces its claim to Israel, recognizes British mandate 1918 Chaim Herzog, president, Israel, 1983-93 1917 1st performance of Ernest Bloch's symphony "Israel" 1917 Emanuel Vardi, born in Jerusalem, Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82 1916 Ephraim Katzir, biophysicist/president, Israel 1912 National Council of Young Israel convenes 1909 Israel Durham, Phillies president dies 1909 Israel Citkowitz, composer 1905 Moshav Hertzlia forms in Israel 1905 Israel Aaron Maisels, lawyer 1899 Marcel Dalio, [Israel Blauschild], Paris, France, actor, China Gate 1888 Shmuel Agnon, born in Israel, novelist, Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966 1886 David Ben-Gurion, Plonsk Poland, 1st Prime Minister of Israel, 1948 - 1953, 1955 1884 Albert Israel Elkus, composer 1881 Jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet and writer, Pipelines, Jewish Song 1878 Settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel 1874 Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author, Ecoute Israel 1874 Israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies 1872 Israel Querido, Dutch writer, Menschenwee 1864 Israel Zangwill, writer/Zionist/philanthropist, dies 1864 Israel Zangwill, England, Jewish author/Zionist, Children of Ghetto 1839 Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies 1816 Israel Vogdes, Brigadier General Union volunteers, died in 1889 1815 Israel Bush Richardson, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1862 1813 Israel Washburn, Governor, Union, died in 1883 1809 70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine) 1791 1st Jewish member of U.S. Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office 1776 Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78 1730 1st Jewish congregation in U.S. forms synagogue, "Shearith Israel, New York City" 1728 Congregation Shearith Israel of New York purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build New York's 1st synagogue 1697 Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi 1621 Rabbi Isaiah b Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel 1586 Johann Hermann Schein, German composer, Fontana d'Israel |
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