1989 in Israel
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Events in the year 1989 in Israel.
Incumbents
- President of Israel – Chaim Herzog
- Prime Minister of Israel – Yitzhak Shamir (Likud)
- President of the Supreme Court – Meir Shamgar
- Chief of General Staff – Dan Shomron
- Government of Israel – 23rd Government of Israel
Events
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1989 Mount Carmel forest fire
. Picture taken in December 2010- 6 May – Derekh Hamelekh” ("The King’s Road").[1]
- July – The 1989 Maccabiah Games are held.
- July 28 – Israeli commandos entered Lebanon and kidnapped Sheik Ron Arad).[2]
- September 19–22 –
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1989 include:
Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets
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The most prominent Palestinian Arab terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1989 include:
- February 24 - Sergeant Binyamin Meisner ambushed and killed with cement block thrown from rooftop in the Kasbah in Nablus.
- March 21 – 1989 Tel Aviv stabbing attack: A knife-wielding Palestinian Arab attacks Israeli civilians at random in Tel Aviv, killing two and wounding a third.
- May 3 – Kidnapping and murder of Avi Sasportas and Ilan Saadon.
- July 6 – Qiryat Ye'arim. 16 passengers are killed.
Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets
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The most prominent Israeli military
Palestinian militants
during 1989 include:
- May 19 – [[First Intifada] INCORRECT DATE]: The Palestinian leader Ahmed Yassin, the founder and spiritual leader of Hamas, was arrested by Israel. Yassin was later on sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in attacks against Israelis.[4]
Notable Israeli militant operations
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The most prominent
Israeli terror attacks
committed against Palestinians during 1989 include:
- February & March – arsons and graffiti attacks of leftist Jewish political figures considered sympathetic to the plight of Palestinians.[5]
- April 10 – Lone gunman wearing an israeli army-issue uniform shot down four Arabs outside
Unknown dates
- The founding of the kibbutz Neot Smadar.
Notable births
- March 4 – Omer Goldman, Israeli activist
- April 4 – Benaia Barabi, singer and musician
- May 26 – Amit Farkash, Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer
- July 8 – Yarden Gerbi, Israeli judoka
- July 11 – Liel Kolet, Israeli singer, of Indian Jewish descent
- July 22 – Yon Tumarkin, Israeli actor
- August 10 – Ben Sahar, Israeli footballer
- October 8 – Hagit Yaso, Israeli singer
- December 26 – Noga Erez, Israeli singer, songwriter
Notable deaths
Dahn Ben-Amotz
- January 4 – Dvora Netzer (born 1897), Russian (Ukraine)-born Israeli politician.
- February 21 – Moshe Unna (born 1902), German-born Israeli politician.
- April 9 – Galicia)-born Israeli sculptor.
- June 22 – Menahem Stern (born 1925), Polish-born Israeli historian.
- October 14 – Galicia)-born Israeli academic and politician.
- October 20 – Dahn Ben-Amotz(born 1924), Polish-born Israeli journalist and author.
- Full date unknown
- Manfred Aschner (born 1901) German (Silesia)-born Israeli microbiologist and entomologist.
- Akiva Vroman (born 1912), Dutch-born Israeli geologist.
Major public holidays
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See also
- 1989 in Israeli film
- 1989 in Israeli television
- 1989 in Israeli music
- 1989 in Israeli sport
- Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Notes
- ^ "1989 Israel – Derech hamelech". Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Israelis Seize Imam in Lebanon;Local Shiite Leader Allegedly Involved in Kidnapping". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Huge Blaze Raging Out of Control in Mount Carmel National Park 5 Fires Set Deliberately; 8,000 Dunams Destroyed Near Haifa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Israel holds 200 Moslem activists; Shamir threatens to step down". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ a b Roseberg, Carol (April 28, 1989). "Underground group targets Jewish leftists". The Globe and Mail. p. A8.
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