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| 1948
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• State
of Israel proclaimed. 600,000 Jews
in the land.
(5 Iyar 5708 - - 14 May 1948) |
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End of British Mandate - 14 May |
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Israel invaded by five Arab states (15 May) |
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War of Independence (May 1948-July 1949) |
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• Israel Defense Forces (IDF) established |
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Armistice agreements signed with Egypt, Jordan,
Syria,
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Jerusalem divided under Israeli and Jordanian rule. |
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• First
Government
David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister
(7 Adar 5709 -- 8 March 1949) |
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| 1949 |
• Israel admitted to United Nations as 59th member. |
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| 1948-52 |
• Mass immigration from Europe and Arab countries. |
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| 1950 |
•Jordan Annexes the West Bank
(7 Iyar 5710 -- 24 April
1950) |
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• Second
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David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister
(20 Heshvan 5711 - - 30 October 1950) |
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| 1951 |
• Third Government
David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister
(8 Tishrei 5712 -- 8 October 1951) |
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| 1952 |
• Fourth Government
David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister
(4 Tevet 5713 -- 22 December 1952) |
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| 1954 |
• Fifth Government
Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister
(22 Shevat 5714 -- 26 January 1954) |
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| 1955 |
• Sixth Government
Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister
(9 Tammuz 5715 -- 29 June 1955) |
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• Seventh Government
David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister
(18 Heshvan 5716 -- 3 November 1955) |
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| 1956 |
• Sinai Campaign |
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| 1958 |
• Eighth
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David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister
(15 Tevet 5718 -- 7 January 1958) |
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| 1959 |
• Ninth
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David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister
(16 Kislev 5720 -- 17 December 1959) |
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| 1961 |
• Tenth
Government
David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister
(23 Heshvan 5722 -- 2 November 1961) |
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| 1962 |
• Adolf Eichmann tried and executed in Israel for his
key
part in the Holocaust. |
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| 1963 |
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Eleventh
Government
Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister
(4 Tammuz 5723 -- 26 June 1963) |
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Twelfth
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Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister
(17 Tevet 5725 -- 22 December 1963) |
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| 1964 |
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National Water Carrier completed, bringing water
from
Lake Kinneret in the North to the semi-arid South. |
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| 1966 |
• Thirteenth
Government
Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister
(20 Tevet 5726 -- 2 January 1966) |
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| 1967 |
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Six-Day War, Jerusalem liberated and reunited. |
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| 1968-70 |
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Egypt's War of Attrition against Israel |
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| 1969 |
• Fourteenth
Government
Golda Meir, Prime Minister
(27 Adar 5729 -- 17 March 1969) |
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• Fifteenth
Government
Golda Meir, Prime Minister
(6 Tevet 5730 -- 15 December 1969) |
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| 1973 |
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Yom Kippur War |
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| 1974 |
• Sixteenth
Government
Golda Meir, Prime Minister
(16 Adar 5734 -- 10 March 1974) |
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• Seventeenth
Government
Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister
(13 Sivan 5734 -- 3 June 1974) |
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| 1975 |
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Israel becomes an associate member of the European
Common Market. |
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| 1977 |
• Eighteenth
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Menahem Begin, Prime Minister
(4 Tammuz 5737 -- 20 June 1977) |
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• Visit of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to
Jerusalem. |
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| 1978 |
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Camp David Accords & framework for
comprehensive peace in
Middle East and proposal for Palestinian Arab
self-government. |
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Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty signed. |
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| 1979 |
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Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Anwar
Sadat
awarded Nobel Peace Prize. |
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| 1981 |
• Nineteenth
Government
Menahem Begin, Prime Minister
(5 Av 5741 -- 5 August 1981) |
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Israel Air Force destroys Iraqi nuclear reactor
just before it is to
become operative. |
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Israel's three-stage withdrawal from Sinai
completed. |
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| 1982 |
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Operation Peace for Galilee removes PLO terrorists from Lebanon. |
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| 1983 |
• Twentieth
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Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister
(3 Heshvan 5744 -- 10 October 1983) |
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| 1984 |
• Twenty-first
Government
Shimon Peres, Prime Minister
(16 Elul 5744 -- 13
September 1984)
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Operation
Moses, Immigration of Jews from Ethiopia. |
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| 1985 |
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Free Trade Agreement signed with United States. |
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| 1986 |
• Twenty-second
Government
Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister
(17 Tishrei 5747 -- 20 October 1986) |
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| 1987 |
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Widespread violence from Arab terrorists starts in
Israeli-administered areas. |
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| 1988
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• Twenty-third
Government
Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister
(14 Tevet 5749 -- 22 December
1988) |
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Four-point peace initiative proposed by Israel. |
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| 1989 |
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Start of mass immigration of Jews from former
Soviet Union. |
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| 1990 |
• Twenty-fourth
Government
Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister
(18 Sivan 5750 -- 11 June 1990) |
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| 1991
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Israel attacked by Iraqi Scud missiles during Gulf
war. |
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Middle East peace conference convened in Madrid. |
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Operation Solomon, airlift of Jews from Ethiopia. |
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Diplomatic relations established with China and
India. |
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| 1992 |
• Twenty-fifth
Government
Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister
(12 Tammuz 5752 -- 13 July
1992) |
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| 1993
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Declaration
of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements for
the
Palestinian Arabs signed by Israel and PLO. |
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Implementation of Palestinian Arab self-government in
Gaza Strip and Jericho area. |
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Full diplomatic relations with the Holy See. |
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Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty signed. |
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| 1994
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Rabin, Peres, Arafat awarded Nobel Peace Prize. |
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Broadened Palestinian Arab self-government implemented
in West Bank and Gaza Strip;
Palestinian Council elected. |
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Prime Minister Rabin assassinated at peace rally. |
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| 1995
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• Twenty-sixth
Government
Shimon Peres, Prime Minister
(29 Heshvan 5756 -- 22 November 1995) |
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Arab terrorism against
Israel
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Operation Grapes of Wrath, retaliation for
Hezbollah terrorists' attacks on northern Israel. |
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Trade representation offices set up in Oman and
Qatar. |
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Likud forms government after Knesset elections. |
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| 1996 |
• Twenty-seventh
Government
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister
(1 Tammuz 5756 -- 18 June 1996) |
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Omani trade representation office opened in Tel
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| 1997 |
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Hebron Protocol signed by Israel and the Palstinian Arabs |
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| 1998 |
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Israel celebrates its 50th anniversary. |
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| 1999 |
• Twenty-eighth
Government
Ehud Barak, Prime Minister
(3 Sivan 5759 -- 18 May 1999)
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| 2000
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Arafat rejects President Clinton's effort to
achieve peace after generous offer by PM Barak |
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Arafat starts intensive terrorism against
Israeli civilians |
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| 2001 |
• Twenty-ninth
Government
Ariel Sharon - Prime Minister
(12 Adar 5761 -- 7 March 2001) |
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| 2003 |
• Thirtieth
Government
Ariel Sharon - Prime Minister
(26 Adar I 5763 -- 28 February 2003) |
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| 2005 |
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Israel evacuates all Jewish communities in Gaza,
Palestinian infighting starts; Kassam rockets from Gaza
attacks Israel on regular basis. |
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| 2006 |
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PM Sharon incapacitated by massive stroke, Olmert
takes over as PM. Hamas won election |
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| • Hezbollah war in Lebanon, massive rocket attacks on
Israeli civilians in Northern Israel |
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• Thirty-First Government
Ehud Olmert - Prime Minister
(6 Iyar 5766 -- 4 May 2006)
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| 2008 |
• Operation Hot Winter launched on February 29, 2008 in response to Qassam rockets fired from the Gaza Strip by Palestinian Arabs. |
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| 2009 |
• Thirty-Second Government
Ehud Olmert - Prime Minister
(6 Iyar 5766 -- 4 May 2006) |
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