1962 in Israel
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Incumbents
- Prime Minister of IsraelPrime Minister of IsraelThe Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...
– David Ben-GurionDavid Ben-Gurion' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...
(MapaiMapaiMapai was a left-wing political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in 1968...
) - President of IsraelPresident of IsraelThe President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
– Yitzhak Ben-ZviYitzhak Ben-ZviYitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... - Chief of General Staff - Tzvi TzurTzvi TzurAfter his retirement Tzur was appointed as the general manager of Mekorot, Israel's national water company. Under pressure from Moshe Dayan to enter the political fray, in the 1965 elections he was elected to the Knesset on the Rafi list, David Ben-Gurion's party...
- Government of Israel - 10th Government of IsraelTenth government of IsraelThe tenth government of Israel was formed on 2 November 1961 following the August elections. Although David Ben-Gurion was appointed Prime Minister, the government was actually formed by Minister of Finance, Levi Eshkol...
Events
- March 16 – Operation Swallow: Following a series of SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n attacks on Israeli fishermen in the Sea of GalileeSea of GalileeThe Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias , is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately in circumference, about long, and wide. The lake has a total area of , and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m...
, IDF forcesIsrael Defense ForcesThe Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
raid Syrian posts in the village of Nokyeab. During the operation 30 Syrian and seven Israeli soldiers are killed. - May 31 – Nazi war criminalNazi crimeNazi crime or Hitlerite crime is a legal concept used in some legal systems .In the Polish legal system a Nazi crime is an action carried out by, inspired by or tolerated by public functionaries of the Third Reich that also classifies as a crime against humanity or other persecutions of people...
Adolf EichmannAdolf EichmannAdolf Otto Eichmann was a German Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust...
, one of the main people responsible for the actual implementation of the Final Solution PlanFinal SolutionThe Final Solution was Nazi Germany's plan and execution of the systematic genocide of European Jews during World War II, resulting in the most deadly phase of the Holocaust...
, is executed by hangingHangingHanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
in Israel. Eichmann is the only person to have been executed in Israel on conviction by a civilian court.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1962 include:Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets
The most prominent Palestinian fedayeen terror attack
Palestinian political violence
Palestinian political violence refers to acts of violence undertaken to further the Palestinian cause. These political objectives include self-determination in and sovereignty over Palestine, the liberation of Palestine and establishment of a Palestinian state, either in place of both Israel and...
s committed against Israelis during 1962 include:
- April 12 - Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated into Israel, fired on an EggedEgged Bus CooperativeEgged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd , a cooperative owned by its members is the largest transit bus company in Israel. It provides about 55 % of public transport services throughout the country, employs 6,227 workers and has 2,861 buses for more than 928 service routes and 3,103...
bus on the way to Eilat; one passenger was wounded. - September 30 - Two armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated into Israel, attacked an Egged bus on the way to Eilat. No one was wounded.
Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets
The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
operations (military campaign
Military campaign
In the military sciences, the term military campaign applies to large scale, long duration, significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of inter-related military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war...
s and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1962 include:
Unknown dates
- The founding of the town Arad.
- The founding of the kibbutzKibbutzA kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
Eilot.
Notable births
- April 13 – Hillel SlovakHillel SlovakHillel Slovak was an Israeli-American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers...
, Israeli-American guitarist (Red Hot Chili PeppersRed Hot Chili PeppersRed Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
) (d. 19881988 in Israel-Incumbents:* Prime Minister of Israel - Yitzhak Shamir * President of Israel - Chaim Herzog* Chief of General Staff - Dan Shomron* Government of Israel - 22nd Government of Israel until December 22, 23rd Government of Israel-Events:...
). - June 9 – Yuval BanaiYuval BanaiYuval Banay is an Israeli musician, best known as the lead singer of the influential Israeli pop rock band Mashina.-Personal life:Yuval was born on June 9, 1962 in Tel-Aviv to Yossi and Ilana Banai...
, Israeli singer. - November 21 – Avri GiladAvri GiladAvri Gilad is an Israeli media personality.Gilad was born Avraham Kwastler; he changed his name to "Avri Gilad" when he started his professional career in the mid-1980s in the Israel Defense Forces Radio...
, Israeli media personality. - December 26 – Eli YishaiEli YishaiEliyahu "Eli" Yishai is an Israeli politician and head of the Shas party. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Shas, and as both one of four Deputy Prime Ministers and Minister of Internal Affairs.- Political life :...
, Israeli politician and head of the Shas party.
Notable deaths
- February 2 – Shlomo HestrinShlomo HestrinShlomo Hestrin was an Israeli biochemist.-Biography:Hestrin was born in 1914 in Winnipeg, Canada...
(b. 19621914 in Canada-January to June:* March 19 - The Royal Ontario Museum opens* April 11 - Canadian Margaret C. MacDonald is appointed Matron-in-Chief of the Canadian Nursing service band and becomes the first woman in the British Empire to reach the rank of major....
), Canadian-born Israeli biochemist. - May 14 – Dov KarmiDov Karmi- Biography :Karmi was born in 1905 in Odessa, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. In 1921 he emigrated to British-ruled Palestine ....
(b. 1905), Russian (Ukraine)-born Israeli architect. - June 6 – Abba AhimeirAbba AhimeirAbba Ahimeir was a Jewish journalist, historian and political activist. One of the ideologues of Revisionist Zionism, he was the founder of the Revisionist Maximalist faction of the Zionist Revisionist Movement and of the clandestine Brit HaBirionim....
(b. 1897), Russian-born Israeli journalist, historian and political activist. - July 10 – Yehuda Leib MaimonYehuda Leib MaimonYehuda Leib Maimon was an Israeli rabbi, politician and leader of the religious Zionism movement, originating from Bessarabia.-Biography:Born in 1875 in Mărculeşti, Bessarabia , Maimon studied in a number of yeshivot and received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein, the author of...
(b. 1875), Russian (Bassarabia)-born Israeli rabbi and government minister. - August 28 – Herzl BergerHerzl BergerDr Herzl Berger was a Minsk-born Israeli activist and politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1951 and 1962.-Biography:Born in Minsk in the Russian Empire , Berger attended the Reali High School in his home city...
(b. 1904), Russian (Belarus)-born Israeli activist and politician. - October 24 – Hanan RubinHanan RubinDr Hanan Rubin was a German-born Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1949 and 1962.- Biography :Born in Berlin, Rubin was a member of the Blue-White movement dueing his youth. fter school he studied law at the Humboldt University of Berlin and University of Freiburg,...
(b. 19081908 in Germany-National level:* Kaiser - Wilhelm II* Chancellor - Bernhard von Bülow-Kingdoms:* King of Bavaria - Otto of Bavaria* King of Prussia - Kaiser Wilhelm II* King of Saxony - Frederick Augustus III of Saxony* King of Württemberg - William II of Württemberg...
), German-born Israeli politician.