June 25, 2006
Gilad Shalit Is Captured
On June 25, 2006, militants tunneled into Israel near Kerem Shalom, killed two soldiers, and took Gilad Shalit into Gaza.
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September 20, 2005
Simon Wiesenthal Dies
On this day, September 20, 2005, Simon Wiesenthal died in Vienna. A survivor of several camps, he spent the postwar decades documenting fugitive Nazi criminals.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism · Israel
Europe
August 22, 2005
Israel Completes the Evacuation of Gaza Settlements
On August 22, 2005, Israel finished removing residents from the Gaza settlements. Four West Bank settlements were cleared the next day.
Israel
January 29, 2004
Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Prisoners
On January 29, 2004, Israel and Hezbollah completed a German-brokered exchange. Elhanan Tannenbaum and three soldiers’ bodies came home.
Israel
August 19, 2003
A Suicide Bomber Attacks a Jerusalem Bus
On 19 August 2003, a suicide bomber destroyed a No. 2 Egged bus in Jerusalem's Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood.
Israel
February 1, 2003
Columbia Breaks Apart, Killing Ilan Ramon
On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry. Israeli payload specialist Ilan Ramon died with the crew.
Jews in STEM · Israel · Zionism
United States
October 17, 2001
Rehavam Ze'evi Is Murdered
On 17 October 2001, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine murdered Rehavam Ze'evi in Jerusalem.
Israel
August 9, 2001
A Suicide Bomber Attacks the Sbarro Pizzeria
On 9 August 2001, a suicide bomber killed 15 people at the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem.
Israel
June 1, 2001
The Dolphinarium Bombing
On June 1, 2001, a Hamas suicide bomber killed 21 people outside the Dolphinarium nightclub in Tel Aviv.
Israel · Antisemitism · Zionism
Israel
December 10, 2000
Ehud Barak Resigns as Prime Minister
On 10 December 2000, Ehud Barak resigned as prime minister and called a special election.
Israel
July 13, 2000
Jan Karski Dies
On this day, July 13, 2000, Jan Karski died in Washington. The Polish courier had carried eyewitness reports of the Warsaw ghetto and the murder of Polish Jews to Allied governments.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism
Europe
October 26, 1994
Israel and Jordan Sign a Peace Treaty
On October 26, 1994, Yitzhak Rabin and Abdul Salam Majali signed a peace treaty at the Arava crossing. Bill Clinton witnessed it.
Israel