1984 in Israel

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Events in the year 1984 in Israel.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 2.1 Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2.2 Unknown dates 3 Notable births 4 Notable deaths 5 Major public holidays 6 See also 7 External links

Incumbents

• Prime Minister of Israel – Yitzhak Shamir (Likud) until September 13, Shimon Peres (Alignment)
• President of Israel – Chaim Herzog
• Chief of General Staff - Moshe Levi
• Government of Israel - 20th Government of Israel until September 13, 21st Government of Israel

Events

• July 23 – The Israeli legislative election ends with no clear victory.
• September 13 – Shimon Peres presents the Twenty-first government of Israel and begins to serve as the prime minister of Israel.
• November 21 – The first immigrants in Operation Moses arrive from Ethiopia.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1984 include:

Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets

The most prominent Palestinian Arab terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1984 include:

• April 12–13 – The Kav 300 affair:

• April 12 – Four Palestinian Arab terrorists hijack an Israeli Egged bus number 300 and hold hostage approximately 40 passengers.
• April 13 – During a Israeli rescue operation on bus number 300 which had been hijacked the day before, one hostage and two terrorists are killed. Two other terrorists, whom are taken off the bus alive, are killed by members of the Shin Bet.

Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets
The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1984 include:

Unknown dates

• The founding of the communal settlement Har Amasa.

Notable births

• January 7 – Ran Danker, Israeli actor, singer, and model.
• January 11 – Oshri Cohen, Israeli actor.
• January 24 – Yotam Halperin, Israeli basketball player.
• March 4 – Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer.
• November 27 – Adi Himelbloy, Israeli actress, model and TV host.

Notable deaths

• January 8 – Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira (b. 1890), AKA the "Baba Sali", Moroccan-born Israeli rabbi and kabbalist.
• January 14 – Paul Ben-Haim (b. 1897) – German-born an Israeli composer.
• February 19 – David Hacohen (b. 1898), Russian (Belarus)-born Israeli politician.
• April 1 – Zelda (b. 1914), Russian (Ukraine)-born Israeli poet.
• April 21 – Marcel Janco (b. 1895), Romanian-born Israeli painter and architect.
• May 9 – Miriam Yalan-Shteklis (b. 1900), Russian (Ukraine)-born Israeli writer and poet famous for her children's books.
• June 28 – Yigael Yadin (b. 1917), Israeli archeologist, politician and Military Chief of Staff.
• July 1 – Moshé Feldenkrais (b. 1904), Russian (Ukraine)-born Israeli physicist and the founder of the Feldenkrais Method.
• July 24 – Arieh Sharon (b. 1900), Austro-Hungarian (Galicia)-born Israeli architect.
• August 8 – Avraham Even-Shoshan (b. 1905), Russian (Belarus)-born Israeli linguist and Hebrew lexicographer.
• August 8 – Ben-Zion Keshet (b. 1914), Russian (Latvia)-born Israeli politician.

Major public holidays

See also

• 1984 in Israeli film
• 1984 in Israeli television
• 1984 in Israeli music
• 1984 in Israeli sport
• Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics

External links

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