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United Nations Adopts Resolution 242

United Nations Adopts Resolution 242 CIE+ CIE+ members only

In the wake of the June 1967 Six Day War, the United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 242, a document which has served as a framework for all major Arab/Israel negotiations since.

Today in Israeli History|November 22, 1967
Arab League Says No, No, No

Arab League Says No, No, No CIE+ CIE+ members only

September 1, 1967 The Arab League summit in Khartoum, Sudan, ends with the signing of the Khartoum Resolutions, best known for the conclusions that become known as the “Three Nos”: no recognition of Israel, no…

Today in Israeli History|September 1, 1967
Fourth Arab League Summit Convenes

Fourth Arab League Summit Convenes

The Fourth Arab League Summit convenes in Khartoum, Sudan. Participants agree that all measures should be taken to regain lands controlled by Israel after the War, and that the oil-rich countries would finance an increased Arab military presence in the region.

Today in Israeli History|August 29, 1967
Allon Presents Plan for Israeli Control of Jordan Valley

Allon Presents Plan for Israeli Control of Jordan Valley CIE+ CIE+ members only

Penned by Yigal Allon, the Plan is a strategic proposal for Israel’s retention of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank. It includes a series of Jewish settlements and military installations to act as buffers against potential Arab attacks from the east.

Today in Israeli History|July 26, 1967
Israel Annexes East Jerusalem After June 1967 War

Israel Annexes East Jerusalem After June 1967 War CIE+ CIE+ members only

Following Israel’s victory and subsequent acquisition of Jordan’s territory along the West Bank of the Jordan River in the war, the Israeli government annexes roughly 70 square kilometers of land next to West Jerusalem.

Today in Israeli History|June 27, 1967
Syria, Egypt Sign Defense Treaty

Syria, Egypt Sign Defense Treaty CIE+ CIE+ members only

November 4, 1966 Egypt and Syria sign a mutual defense treaty and create a joint military command. The move comes amid constant low-level violence on the Israeli-Syrian border, characterized by Syrian guerrilla raids and shelling…

Today in Israeli History|November 4, 1966
PLO Is Established

PLO Is Established

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is established during a Palestinian National Council meeting of nearly 400 delegates convened by King Hussein of Jordan.

Today in Israeli History|May 28, 1964
Operation Yachin Begins Bringing Jews From Morocco

Operation Yachin Begins Bringing Jews From Morocco CIE+ CIE+ members only

November 28, 1961 Israel launches Operation Yachin to enable members of the 2,000-year-old Moroccan Jewish community to make aliyah. By the time the operation ends in 1964, more than 97,000 Jews emigrate from Morocco via…

Today in Israeli History|November 28, 1961
U.N. Head Protests Egyptian Seizure of Cargo

U.N. Head Protests Egyptian Seizure of Cargo CIE+ CIE+ members only

April 8, 1960 U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold for the first time publicly criticizes Egypt’s confiscation of Israeli cargo on ships going through the Suez Canal. The Egyptian closure of the Straits of Tiran and the…

Today in Israeli History|April 8, 1960
U.N. Official, 4 Israelis Killed on Mount Scopus

U.N. Official, 4 Israelis Killed on Mount Scopus CIE+ CIE+ members only

May 26, 1958 Four Israeli police officers and the chairman of the United Nations’ Israel-Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission are fatally shot by Jordanian fire in the demilitarized zone on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. Both Israel…

Today in Israeli History|May 26, 1958
Eisenhower Urges Israel to Adhere to U.N. Resolutions

Eisenhower Urges Israel to Adhere to U.N. Resolutions CIE+ CIE+ members only

In a nationally televised address to the American people, President Dwight Eisenhower discusses the tense situation in the Middle East in the aftermath of the October 1956 Suez War.

Today in Israeli History|February 20, 1957
Dulles Outlines U.S. Plan for Middle East

Dulles Outlines U.S. Plan for Middle East

August 26, 1955 Secretary of State John Foster Dulles delivers a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations that points to the Eisenhower administration’s new plan to launch covert discussions between Israeli Prime Minister David…

Today in Israeli History|August 26, 1955
39 Egyptians, 8 Israelis Killed in IDF Raid on Gaza

39 Egyptians, 8 Israelis Killed in IDF Raid on Gaza CIE+ CIE+ members only

Two Israeli paratrooper platoons made up of approximately fifty IDF soldiers storm an Egyptian army camp in Gaza. The raid is a reprisal for continued fedayeen (Palestinian militants) attacks against Israeli civilians.

Today in Israeli History|February 28, 1955
Nasser Is Named Egypt’s Premier

Nasser Is Named Egypt’s Premier CIE+ CIE+ members only

April 17, 1954 Gamal Abdel Nasser, 36, is appointed the prime minister of Egypt. Nasser’s interest in politics goes back to age 12 when he accidentally participated in an ultranationalist protest calling for the overthrow…

Today in Israeli History|April 17, 1954
Israel Begins Jordan River Project

Israel Begins Jordan River Project CIE+ CIE+ members only

September 2, 1953 Israel starts work on a project to divert some of the water of the Jordan River at the B’not Yaakov (Daughters of Jacob) Bridge in the north of the state for use…

Today in Israeli History|September 2, 1953
Dulles Travels to Middle East

Dulles Travels to Middle East CIE+ CIE+ members only

May 11, 1953 U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives in Cairo at the start of a 2½-week fact-finding trip to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, India, Pakistan, Turkey and Libya. Dulles emphasizes…

Today in Israeli History|May 11, 1953
First President Chaim Weizmann Dies

First President Chaim Weizmann Dies CIE+ CIE+ members only

Chaim Weizmann, a leader of the Zionist movement and the first president of the State of Israel, dies in Rehovot after a yearlong illness.

Today in Israeli History|November 9, 1952
9 Killed in Raid on Arab Village

9 Killed in Raid on Arab Village CIE+ CIE+ members only

February 6, 1951 Israeli soldiers launch an overnight raid across the Green Line to Sharafat, an Arab waqf village of about 200 residents south of the portion of Jerusalem controlled by Israel at the end…

Today in Israeli History|February 6, 1951
Jordan Annexes West Bank and East Jerusalem

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Jordan formally annexes the West Bank and East Jerusalem, allowing the Palestinian inhabitants therein to obtain Jordanian citizenship.

Today in Israeli History|April 24, 1950
Saudi Arabia Will Never Recognize Israel, Diplomat Tells U.S.

Saudi Arabia Will Never Recognize Israel, Diplomat Tells U.S. CIE+ CIE+ members only

Shaikh Yusuf Yassin, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, states that “Arab states would never agree to any working relationship with Israel.”

Today in Israeli History|March 25, 1950
Iraq Allows Jews to Leave

Iraq Allows Jews to Leave CIE+ CIE+ members only

March 3, 1950 The Iraqi government retracts a policy banning emigration to move to Israel, on the condition that Jews give up their Iraqi citizenship when they leave the country. In addition, those who previously…

Today in Israeli History|March 3, 1950
Mossad Is Established

Mossad Is Established CIE+ CIE+ members only

December 13, 1949 Prime Minster David Ben-Gurion appoints Reuven Shiloah, a former Jewish Agency official and a Foreign Ministry special operations adviser, to establish and lead the Institute for Collating and Coordinating Intelligence Operations, the…

Today in Israeli History|December 13, 1949
Ben-Gurion Rejects International Status for Jerusalem

Ben-Gurion Rejects International Status for Jerusalem CIE+ CIE+ members only

December 5, 1949 Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion declares in a Knesset speech that “Jewish Jerusalem is an organic, inseparable part of the state of Israel” and that Israel rejects any attempt by the United Nations…

Today in Israeli History|December 5, 1949
Benjamin Netanyahu Is Born in Tel Aviv

Benjamin Netanyahu Is Born in Tel Aviv CIE+ CIE+ members only

Benjamin Netanyahu, the ninth and current Prime Minister of Israel, is born in Tel Aviv. Although he spends a good portion of his childhood in Philadelphia, Netanyahu returns to Israel in 1967 to fulfill his service in the IDF.

Today in Israeli History|October 21, 1949
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