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This Week in Israel’s History

Operation Orchard

This Week in Israel’s History: IDF Launches Operation Orchard

A secret Mossad raid on the home of the head of Syria’s Atomic Energy Commission in Vienna revealed information about a nuclear reactor in Syria.

September 5, 2016

Israel pioneers

This Week in Israel’s History: League of Nations Recognizes Historical Jewish Ties to Land of Israel

July 24, 1922, marks the 94th anniversary of the affirmation of Jewish self-determination by the League of Nations.

July 24, 2016

syrian armistice July 20, 1949

This Week in Israel’s History: Syria Signs Armistice Agreement

On July 20, 1949, the Syrian-Israeli Armistice was signed. Syria was the last of the Arab countries that had attacked the newly established State of Israel to sign an armistice agreement.

July 20, 2016

Entebbe

This Week in Israel’s History: Remembering the Heroic Entebbe Raid 40 Years Later

It took Israeli commandos minutes to conduct one of the greatest and most daring rescue missions in modern history in Entebbe, Uganda, on July 4, 1976, after an Air France flight was hijacked by terrorists and a group of Jewish passengers was taken hostage.

July 4, 2016

Arabs attack Jewish convoy

This Week in Israel’s History: Arabs Attack Jewish Convoy En Route to Tel Aviv

On June 21, 1936, approximately 60 armed Arabs in British Mandate Palestine attacked a convoy of Jewish-owned buses traveling from Haifa to Tel Aviv. The modern State of Israel had not yet come into existence, so what were the Arabs fighting against?

June 21, 2016

Farhud pogrom

This Week in Israel’s History: Arabs Attack Baghdad Jews in Farhud Pogrom

The Farhud in Baghdad, Iraq was a pogrom, or "violent dispossession" carried out against the Jewish community on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, June 1 and 2, 1941.

June 2, 2016

Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot

This Week in Israel’s History: Britain and France Divide Middle East Territories

On May 16, 1916, Britain and France divided the former Ottoman Empire territory in the Middle East , including the Land of Israel, which came under British rule.

May 19, 2016

Anti-Jewish riots in Palestine

This Week in Israel’s History: Muslim Festival in Jerusalem Erupts into Anti-Jewish Violence

On April 4, 1920, before the establishment of the State of Israel and before any so-called "occupation," a Muslim festival attended by tens of thousands of Arabs erupted into violence against Jews in Jerusalem.

April 4, 2016

Sir Herbert Samuel addresses Hebrew University opening

This Week in Israel’s History: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Formally Opens

On April 1, 1925, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel's highest-ranking university and among the world's finest, officially opened.

March 27, 2016

Arab League

This Week in Israel’s History: The Arab League is Formed

On March 22, 1945, the Arab League Constitution was signed in Cairo in a ceremony marked by speeches from each of the six states represented.

March 23, 2016

Henry Kissinger and Yitzhak Rabin

This Week in Israel’s History: US Decides to Reassess its Relationship with Israel

On March 18, 1975, the US undertook a “reassessment” of its relationship with Israel, creating enormous tension between the executive branch and the Israeli government.

March 16, 2016

truman, ben-gurion, abba eban

This Week in Israel’s History: Truman Adviser Challenges State Department Opposition to Partition of Palestine

On March 6, 1948, Truman Adviser Clark Clifford Opposed the State Department on Partition, calling to divide Palestine into a Jewish and an Arab state.

March 7, 2016

Haj Amin al-Husseini

This Week in Israel’s History: Mufti of Jerusalem Rejects Palestinian-Arab State

On March 3, 1939, the powerful Mufti of Jerusalem rejected the creation of a majority Palestinian-Arab state in the Land of Israel, staunchly opposing any Jewish presence whatsoever.

February 28, 2016

Ben Yehuda Street Bombing

This Week in Israel’s History: Palestinian Arab Terrorists and British Deserters Bomb Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem

On February 22, 1948, Palestinian Arab terrorists, with the help of British deserters, bombed Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem. It was the first of many that would occur over the years in that location.

February 23, 2016

Trees in Negev

This Week in Israel’s History: Zionist Leaders Meet to Discuss Jewish Land Purchase Strategies

On February 19, 1936, Zionist leaders discussed how to confront proposed British restrictions on Jewish land purchases in the Land of Israel.

February 15, 2016

British Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald

This Week in Israel’s History: The Passfield White Paper, Opposing a Jewish National Homeland, is Rejected by British Cabinet

On February 13, 1931, the Passfield White Paper, which threatened the development of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine, was rejected by the British cabinet.

February 8, 2016

Paris peace conference

This Week in Israel’s History: Zionist Organization Presents Case for a Jewish Homeland at the Paris Peace Conference

On February 3, 1919, a delegation of the Zionist Organization presented the case for a Jewish homeland in Palestine to the Paris Peace Conference.

February 1, 2016

Chaim Weizmann

This Week in Israel’s History: Zionist Leader Chaim Weizmann Explains the Dire Need for a Jewish National Home

On January 26, 1919, British Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, who later became the first president of the State of Israel, warned that unless world Jewry secures a place of their own, they will be faced by a terrible catastrophe.

January 25, 2016

This Week in Israel’s History: Knesset Declares Jerusalem as Capital of the Jewish State

On January 23, 1950, the Israeli Parliament declared Jerusalem – the eternal capital of the Jewish People – to be the capital of the modern Jewish state.

January 17, 2016

Ehud Barak

This Week in Israel’s History: Seven Days of Peace Talks Between Israel and Syria Ended in Failure

Holding on to the strategic Golan Heights was even more imperative than Israelis had realized at the time, considering the Syrian civil war and the regional instability.

January 15, 2016

Weizmann-Faisal

This Week in Israel’s History: The Faisal-Weizmann Agreement, Recognizing Jewish and Arab Interests, is Signed

On January 3, 1919, Emir Faisal, son of Sharif Husayn of Mecca, and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann signed the Faisal-Weizmann Agreement, an accord of mutual respect and cooperation.

January 7, 2016

Galilee Earthquake of 1837

This Week in Israel’s History: The Galilee Earthquake of 1837 Devastates the Mystical City of Safed

On January 1, 1837, the city of Safed in the Upper Galilee suffered a devastating earthquake that killed thousands of people and caused almost total destruction.

December 28, 2015

Sa'ar 5 class missile сorvettes of the Israeli Navy

This Week in Israel’s History: The Boats of Cherbourg – Israel Smuggles its Own Missile Boats out of France

On Dec. 24, 1969, Israeli commandos smuggled five missile boats out of Cherbourg. Israel had paid for the boats, which weren't delivered due to a French arms embargo.

December 23, 2015

Kibbutz Merom Golan

This Week in Israel’s History: Lawmakers Vote to Annex the Golan Heights

The Israeli Parliament voted to annex the Golan Heights on December 14, 1981 - 14 years after capturing the territory in the Six Day War.

December 14, 2015

haifa under british mandate

This Week in Israel’s History: UK Secretary Announces End of British Mandate in Palestine

On December 11, 1947, Arthur Creech Jones, British Secretary of State for the Colonies, announced at the House of Commons that the Mandate in Palestine would end on May 15, 1948.

December 10, 2015

Crowds in Tel Aviv celebrate the UN's vote for partition in 1947.

This Week in Israel’s History: UN Approves Partition Plan for Jewish and Arab State

Exactly 68 years ago, the UN approved the partition of the Land of Israel, then Mandatory Palestine under British rule, into two states - one Jewish and one Arab.

November 30, 2015

UN Security Council

This Week in Israel’s History: UN Adopts Resolution 242 as Framework for Arab-Israeli Peace Agreement

Shortly after Israel's stunning Six Day War victory, UN Resolution 242 was unanimously adopted as the basis for a Middle East peace treaty based on land for peace.

November 25, 2015

Sadat lands in Israel

This Week in Israel’s History: Egyptian President Sadat’s Historic Visit to Israel

President Anwar Sadat of Egypt was the first Arab leader to visit the State of Israel. His brave initiative eventually led to the peace treaty signed between the two countries.

November 19, 2015

Pro-Israel demonstration

This Week in Israel’s History: UN Passes Resolution 3379, Defining Zionism as Racism

On November 10, 1975, the United Nations passed Resolution 3379, which defines Zionism as a form of racism and racial discrimination.

November 11, 2015

Lord James Arthur Balfour

This Week in Israel’s History: Balfour Declaration Recognized Right of Jewish State in ‘Palestine’

On Nov. 2, 1917, Lord Arthur James Balfour sent a letter to Lord Rothschild, affirming British support for the establishment of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel.

November 5, 2015

Israel-Jordan peace treaty

This Week in Israel’s History: Jordan and Israel Sign Peace Treaty

On October 26, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan signed a peace treaty at the Wadi Arava Border Crossing.

October 28, 2015

Palestinian-Arab-delegation-against-British-Policy-1929

This Week in Israel’s History: Arab Leaders Reject Partition Plan

Arab leaders reject the Peel Commission Report of 1937, which proposed partitioning British-Mandate Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states.

October 14, 2015

Oslo accords

This Week in Israel’s History: Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Sign Oslo Agreement

On Sept. 28, 1995, the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement was signed by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat at a White House ceremony.

October 1, 2015

Rescue of Yemenite Jews

This Week in Israel’s History: Operation Magic Carpet Ends After Rescuing 50,000 Yemenite Jews

According to several historical sources, the ancient Jewish community in Yemen preceded the destruction of the First Holy Temple in Jerusalem in the year 586 BCE.

September 24, 2015

Syrian nuclear reactor at al-Kibar

This Week in Israel’s History: IDF Destroys Syrian Nuclear Reactor

At a meeting in Washington that year, Olmert told Bush that if the US did not destroy the reactor, Israel would, even if it lacked support from the Americans.

September 6, 2015

munich massacre

This Week in Israel’s History: Palestinians Massacre Athletes at Munich Olympics

Palestinian terrorists kill 11 Olympic athletes and the Arab League rejects Israeli peace initiatives, vowing to continue fighting the Jewish state.

September 1, 2015

pogrom

This Week in Israel’s History: Anti-Semitic Book ‘The Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ is Published

The Internet has helped to spread its anti-Jewish doctrine, apparently contributing to the global rise of anti-Semitism and hostility towards the State of Israel.

August 27, 2015

Jewish settlers cry as a soldier forces them to evacuate their home in the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim. Photo by Flash90

This Week in Israel’s History: Terrorists Attack A Paris Jewish Restaurant; Jews Are Evacuated from Gaza

This week in Israel's history, a Jewish restaurant in Paris is attacked and the evacuation from Gaza begins.

August 13, 2015

Muammar Gaddafi, Yasser Arafat, Gamal Abdel Nasser and King Hussein I in 1970. Photo: imgur.com (labeled for reuse)

This Week in Israel’s History: August 2-8

This week in Israeli history, Israel, Jordan and Egypt sign a ceasefire agreement, ending the 1967-1970 War of Attrition.

August 3, 2015

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat addresses the Israeli Knesset, November 1977. Photo: commons.wikimedia.org

This Week in Israel’s History: Egyptian President Urges Meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister

Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann sends a letter to British Secretary Malcolm MacDonald, citing disappointment with Britain's pro-Arab position, and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat invites Israel's foreign minister to a meeting in Austria.

July 16, 2015

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