1977 in Israel

1977 in Israel
Events in the year 1977 in Israel.
Incumbents
President of Israel – Ephraim Katzir
Prime Minister of Israel – Yitzhak Rabin (Alignment) until 21 June, Menachem Begin (Likud)
President of the Supreme Court – Yoel Zussman
Chief of General Staff – Mordechai Gur
Government of Israel – 17th Government of Israel until 21 June, 18th Government of Israel
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".
7 May – Ilanit represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time, with the song “Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim” ("Love is a Song for Two").
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 a plurality of seats in the 1977 Israeli legislative election.
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, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignment and its predecessor, Mapai.
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
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
The founding of the kibbutz Beit Rimon.
Notable births
12 January – Eithan Urbach, Israeli swimmer.
16 January – Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi, Israeli Judoka.
10 February – Dudu Tassa, Israeli musician
17 March – Rana Raslan, the first Israeli Arab to be crowned Miss Israel.
12 July – Yonit Levi, Israeli TV news anchorwoman.
6 September – Amos Tamam, Israeli actor
12 September – Idan Raichel, Israeli musician.
12 October – Miri Bohadana, Israeli model and actress
22 November – The Shadow, Israeli rapper
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
1977 in Israeli film
1977 in Israeli television
1977 in Israeli music
1977 in Israeli sport
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977
References
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