1977 in Israel

Incumbents

Events
  • 3 January – The Israeli Minister of Housing Avraham Ofer commits suicide after being suspected of corruption.
  • 7 April – Yitzhak Rabin announces his retirement from the premiership of the Labor Party, following the Dollar Account affair.
  • 7 April – Maccabi Tel Aviv wins its first European Championship, defeating Mobilgirgi Varese 78:77 in the final held in Pionir Hall, Belgrade and CSKA Moscow 91:79 in semifinal group game held in Virton, Belgium, an achievement that produced Tal Brody's famous sentence "We are on the map, not only in basketball".
  • 10 May – Disaster of the 54: An IAF "Yasur" helicopter crashes in the Jordan Valley. 54 IDF soldiers on board are killed in the disaster.
  • 17 May – The Likud Party, led by Menachem Begin, wins the elections in Israel, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignment and its predecessor, Mapai.
  • 20 June – Menachem Begin presents his cabinet for a Knesset "Vote of Confidence". The 18th Government is approved that day and the members are sworn in.
  • July – The 1977 Maccabiah Games are held.
  • 19 November – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
  • 20 November – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat gives a speech in the Knesset.
  • 25 December – Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1977 include:

Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets

Main article: Palestinian political violence § Establishment of PLO to First Intifada (1964–1987)

The most prominent Palestinian Arab terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1977 include:

Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets

The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1977 include:

Unknown dates

Notable births

Notable deaths
  • 3 January – Avraham Ofer (born 1922), Polish-born Israeli politician.
  • 20 February – Baruch Uziel (born 1901), Ottoman (Thessaloniki)-born Israeli politician
  • 6 March – Shmuel Stoller (born 1898), Russian-born Israeli agronomist and an early member of the Zionist movement.
  • 19 May – Aviad Yafeh (born 1923), Israeli diplomat and politician.
  • 6 July – Ödön Pártos (born 1907) Hungarian-born Israeli violist and composer.
  • 11 July – Yitzhak Danziger (born 1916), German-born Israeli sculptor.
  • 13 November – Gertrud Kraus (born 1901), Austrian-born Israeli choreographer and dance pioneer.
  • 21 September – Ben-Zion Halfon (born 1930), Libyan-born Israeli politician.

Major public holidays

See also

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