1960 in Israel
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Incumbents
- Prime Minister of IsraelPrime Minister of IsraelThe Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...
– David Ben-GurionDavid Ben-Gurion' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...
(MapaiMapaiMapai was a left-wing political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in 1968...
) - President of IsraelPresident of IsraelThe President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
– Yitzhak Ben-ZviYitzhak Ben-ZviYitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... - Chief of General Staff - Haim Laskov
- Government of Israel - 9th Government of IsraelNinth government of IsraelThe ninth government of Israel was formed by David Ben-Gurion on 17 December 1959 following the November 1959 elections. Ben-Gurion largely kept the same coalition partners as during the previous government The ninth government of Israel was formed by David Ben-Gurion on 17 December 1959 following...
Events
- January 31 – Operation Tawfiq (פעולת תאופיק): The first Israeli retribution operation initiated after the Suez Crisis. The operation is carried out by GolaniGolani BrigadeThe Golani Brigade is an Israeli infantry brigade that is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. Its symbol is a green tree on a yellow background, and its soldiers wear a brown beret. It is one of the most highly decorated infantry units in the...
forces on the Syrian village of Tawfiq, in response to attacks on Israelis in Tel KatzirTel KatzirTel Katzir is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 202....
. Tawfiq was designated by the IDFIsrael Defense ForcesThe Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
as the center of many Syrian attacks and as a result it was decided that the destruction of the village was vital. During the operation, the village is conquered and destroyed while being attacked by Syrian artillery. Six Syrian and three Israeli soldiers are killed during the operation and seven Israeli soldiers are wounded. - May 11 – In Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, four MossadMossadThe Mossad , short for HaMossad leModi'in uleTafkidim Meyuchadim , is the national intelligence agency of Israel....
agents abduct the fugitive Nazi war criminalNazi crimeNazi crime or Hitlerite crime is a legal concept used in some legal systems .In the Polish legal system a Nazi crime is an action carried out by, inspired by or tolerated by public functionaries of the Third Reich that also classifies as a crime against humanity or other persecutions of people...
, Adolf EichmannAdolf EichmannAdolf Otto Eichmann was a German Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust...
, in order that he could be taken to Israel and put on trial. - May 23 – Prime Minister of IsraelPrime Minister of IsraelThe Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...
David Ben-GurionDavid Ben-Gurion' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...
announces that Adolf EichmannAdolf EichmannAdolf Otto Eichmann was a German Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust...
has been captured. - July 20 – The Czech-born scientist Kurt Sitte, who was the head of the PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
Department at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, is arrested for espionageEspionageEspionage or spying involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, lest the legitimate holder of the information change plans or take other countermeasures once it...
. - July 25 – the KnessetKnessetThe Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
passes the Israel Lands Law (חוק יסוד: מקרקעי ישראל).
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1960 include:Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets
The most prominent Palestinian fedayeen terror attack
Palestinian political violence
Palestinian political violence refers to acts of violence undertaken to further the Palestinian cause. These political objectives include self-determination in and sovereignty over Palestine, the liberation of Palestine and establishment of a Palestinian state, either in place of both Israel and...
s committed against Israelis during 1960 include:
- April 26 - Armed Palestinian Arab militants killed a resident of AshkelonAshkelonAshkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
south of the city.
Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets
The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
operations (military campaign
Military campaign
In the military sciences, the term military campaign applies to large scale, long duration, significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of inter-related military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war...
s and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1960 include:
Unknown dates
- The founding of the kibbutzKibbutzA kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
Ein HatzevaEin HatzevaEin Hatzeva is a moshav in the central Arava valley in Israel. Located south of the Dead Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council....
. - The founding of the kibbutz Even Menachem.
Notable births
- March 13 – Erez Gerstein, commander of the Golani Brigade and Lebanon Liaison Unit, killed from a roadside bomb in Lebanon (d. 19991999 in Israel-Incumbents:* Prime Minister of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu until July 6, Ehud Barak * President of Israel – Ezer Weizman* Chief of General Staff - Shaul Mofaz...
). - May 1 – AdamAdam (Singer)Mohd Aizam Mat Saman, also known as Adam is the second runner up of the second season of Malaysia's popular reality show, Akademi Fantasia.-Music career:...
, Israeli singer and actor. - August 6 – Emmanuel Rosen, Israeli journalist, political analyst and media personality.
- August 26 – Avi Kushnir, Israeli entertainer, actor and TV host.
- September 22 – Isaac Herzog, Israeli politician.
- October 17 – Dan Toren, Israeli singer and actor.
Notable deaths
- March 13 – Yosef Zvi HaLevyYosef Zvi HaLevyYosef Zvi HaLevy was an Israeli rabbi and head of the rabbinical court for Tel Aviv-Yafo.-Biography:HaLevy was born in 1874 in Vilijampolė, Kaunas, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, and was the son of Rabbi Avraham HaLevy...
(b.1874), Russian (Lithuania)-born Israeli rabbi and judge. - May 24 – Avraham ArnonAvraham ArnonAvraham Arnon was an Israeli educator and a recipient of the Israel Prize.- Biography :Arnon was born in 1887 in Cherykaw in the Russian Empire . His family later moved to the city of Polotsk, where he received his primary education. In 1909, he was accepted by the High School for Trade and...
(b. 1887), Russian (Belarus)-born Israeli educator. - September 19 – Zecharia GloscaZecharia GloscaZecharia Glosca was Yemenite Jew and Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Yemenite Association between 1949 and 1951.-Biography:...
(b. 1894), Yemeni-born Israeli politician. - October 15 – Ya'akov Moshe ToledanoYa'akov Moshe ToledanoRabbi Ya'akov Moshe Toledano was an Israeli rabbi who served as Minister of Religions for two brief periods between 1958 and 1960. He also served as chief rabbi of Cairo, Alexandria and Tel Aviv....
(b. 1880), Israeli rabbi. - November 20 – Ya'akov CohenYa'akov Cohen (writer)Ya'akov Cohen was an Israeli poet, playwright, translator, writer and Hebrew linguist.- Early life :...
(b. 1881), Russian (Belarus)-born Israeli poet.
See also
- 1960 in Israeli film1960 in Israeli filmA list of films produced by the Israeli film industry in 1960.-1960 releases:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
- 1960 in Israeli music
- 1960 in Israeli sport
- Israel at the 1960 Summer OlympicsIsrael at the 1960 Summer OlympicsIsrael competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 23 competitors, 17 men and 6 women, took part in 28 events in 7 sports.-Athletics:*Ilana Adir*Gideon Ariel*Amos Grudzhinovsky*Ayala Hezroni*Baruch Feinberg*Yair Pantilat*David Kushnir...