Spy Shulamit Cohen-Kishik Dies

Spy Shulamit Cohen-Kishik Dies

May 21, 2017 Former Mossad agent Shulamit “Shula” Cohen-Kishik dies at age 100 at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. She was born in Buenos Aires and raised between the Argentinian capital and Jerusalem. At…

Netanyahu’s Father Dies

Netanyahu’s Father Dies

April 30, 2012 Benzion Netanyahu, the father of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, dies at home in Jerusalem at the age of 102. He was born Benzion Mileikowsky on March 25, 1910, in Warsaw. His…

Hamas Wins Parliamentary Elections

Hamas Wins Parliamentary Elections

January 26, 2006 Hamas, the militant Palestinian opposition group, wins 76 of the 132 seats in the Palestinian Authority’s legislature, a groundbreaking power shift. Because Hamas rejects Israel’s existence, the election results present a new…

Today in Israeli History|January 26, 2006
Sharon Suffers Massive Stroke

Sharon Suffers Massive Stroke

January 4, 2006 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon undergoes a series of life-saving operations at Hadassah Hospital at Ein Kerem to stop bleeding in his brain after experiencing a massive stroke. Sharon, 77, suffered a minor…

Today in Israeli History|January 4, 2006