September 13, 1993
Israel and the PLO Sign the Oslo Declaration
On September 13, 1993, Yitzhak Rabin and Mahmoud Abbas signed the Declaration of Principles on the White House lawn.
United States
Monday, October 5, 2026
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June 23, 1992
Labor Wins the 1992 Knesset Election
On 23 June 1992, Labor under Yitzhak Rabin won the election for the 13th Knesset.
Israel
March 9, 1992
Menachem Begin Dies
On this day, March 9, 1992, former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin died at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. He was buried the same day on the Mount of Olives beside his wife, Aliza.
Israel · Zionism · Jews in Politics
Middle East
April 24, 1990
The House Acknowledges Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
On 24 April 1990, the House of Representatives voted to acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
United States
February 16, 1987
Demjanjuk Trial Opens in Jerusalem
On this day, February 16, 1987, John Demjanjuk’s trial opened in Jerusalem. Prosecutors charged that he was the Treblinka guard known as Ivan the Terrible. That identification was later overturned.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism · Israel
Europe
February 1986
Yisrael Galili Dies
In February 1986, Yisrael Galili died at his home. He had headed the Haganah national command and advised Levi Eshkol and Golda Meir.
Europe
January 28, 1986
Judith Resnik Dies on Challenger
On January 28, 1986, Judith Resnik died with the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.
United States
1986
Avera Mengistu Is Born
Avera Mengistu was born in Ethiopia in 1986. He was held in Gaza from 2014 until 2025.
Africa
January 5, 1985
Operation Moses Ends
In early January 1985 the covert airlift of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel ended after public disclosure. Flights had begun in November 1984. Contemporary counts of those brought to Israel range from about 7,000 to 10,000.
Africa
February 10, 1983
Emil Grunzweig Is Killed
On February 10, 1983, a grenade thrown at a Peace Now demonstration in Jerusalem killed Emil Grunzweig and wounded nine other people.
Israel
April 23, 1982
Israel Evacuates Yamit
On April 23, 1982, the Israel Defense Forces removed the last resisters from Yamit before the Sinai was returned to Egypt.
Israel · Zionism · Jews in Politics
Israel
June 7, 1981
Israeli Aircraft Destroy the Osirak Reactor
On 7 June 1981, Israeli aircraft destroyed Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor.
Israel