March 11, 2021
Operation Tzur Israel Ends
On March 11, 2021, the last flight of Operation Tzur Israel landed, bringing the airlift to about 2,000 Ethiopian immigrants.
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February 5, 2021
Ruth Dayan Dies
On February 5, 2021, Ruth Dayan died in Tel Aviv at 103. She founded the Maskit fashion house in 1954.
Israel · Zionism · Jews in Politics · Jews in Entertainment
Israel
August 31, 2020
El Al Flies from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi
On 31 August 2020, El Al flight LY971 made the first direct flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates.
Israel
August 13, 2020
Israel and the United Arab Emirates Agree to Normalize Relations
On August 13, 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to full diplomatic relations. The treaty was signed on September 15.
United States
August 23, 2019
Rina Shnerb Is Killed Near Dolev
On 23 August 2019, a bomb killed 17-year-old Rina Shnerb as she hiked near Dolev with her father and brother.
Israel
February 19, 2016
Samuel Willenberg Dies
On this day, February 19, 2016, Samuel Willenberg, a survivor of Treblinka and of its 1943 revolt, died in Israel at 93.
Israel · World War II · Holocaust · Antisemitism
Israel
August 1, 2006
Michael Levin Is Killed in Lebanon
On 1 August 2006, Staff Sergeant Michael Levin, a paratrooper from Pennsylvania, was killed in Lebanon.
United States
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.
Israel · Antisemitism · Zionism
Israel
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.
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