1964 in Israel
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Events in the year 1964 in Israel.
Incumbents
- Prime Minister of Israel – Levi Eshkol (Mapai)
- President of Israel – Zalman Shazar
- President of the Supreme Court – Yitzhak Olshan
- Chief of General Staff – Tzvi Tzur until 1 January, Yitzhak Rabin
- Government of Israel – 11th Government of Israel until 22 December, 12th Government of Israel
Events
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- 1 January – Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
- 5 January – Pope Paul VI arrives in Israel, marking the first visit to Israel by the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 29 April – A Nord 2501D Noratlas (4X-FAD/044) of the IAF crashes into a mountain near Mitzpe Ramon, killing all 9 occupants. The crash is currently Israel's deadliest.[1]
- 3 June – Israel wins the .
- 10 June – The National Water Carrier of Israel is inaugurated.
- 16 June – Israel's Knesset passes The President of the State Law.
- 9 July – The remains of the Revisionist Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky are transferred to Israel for burial in Jerusalem at Mount Herzl Cemetery from his original burial site in New York.[2]
- 22 December – Levi Eshkol presents his cabinet for a Knesset "Vote of Confidence". The 12th Government is approved that day and the members are sworn in.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred in 1964 include:
- 2 June – The Madrid Conferencein 1991.
Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets
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The most prominent Palestinian terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1964 include:
Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets
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The most prominent Israeli military
Palestinian militants
during 1964 include:
Notable births
- 1 February – Eli Ohana, Israeli football manager and former football player.
- 10 May – Orna Datz, Israeli singer, actress and television presenter
- 26 August – Zadok Malka, Israeli footballer
- 12 December – Bonni Ginzburg, Israeli goalkeeper.
- 30 December – Keren Mor, Israeli actress.
Notable deaths
- 16 January – Aharon Zisling (born 1901), Russian (Belarus)-born Israeli politician and minister.
- 10 April – Ze'ev Shefer (born 1906), Russian (Ukraine)-born Israeli politician.
- 6 August – Jeremiah Halpern (born 1901), Russian-born Revisionist Zionist leader.
- 20 August – Avraham Drori (born 1919), Polish-born Israeli politician.
Major public holidays
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See also
- 1964 in Israeli film
- 1964 in Israeli music
- 1964 in Israeli sport
- Israel at the 1964 Summer Olympics
References
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Nord 2501D Noratlas 4X-FAD/044 Mitzpe Ramon". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Spiegel, Irving (3 July 1964). "Israelis to Honor Patriot's Memory – Bodies of Jabotinsky and His Wife Going Back Home". The New York Times. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Articles 1, 2 and 3 of the Palestinian National Covenant
- ^ Helena Cobban, The Palestinian Liberation Organisation(Cambridge University Press, 1984) p.30
- ^ Articles 2 and 23 of the Palestinian National Covenant
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