1950 in Israel
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Events in the year 1950 in Israel.
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Incumbents
- Prime Minister of Israel – David Ben-Gurion (Mapai)
- President of Israel – Chaim Weizmann
- Chief of General Staff - Yigal Yadin
- Government of Israel - 1st Government of Israel until October 30, 2nd Government of Israel
Events
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- January 23 – The Knesset passes a resolution confirming Jerusalem as Israel's capital, that proclaims that "Jerusalem is, and has always been, the capital of Israel".[1]
- March 26 – The remains of the Hannah Szenes, a Jewish paratrooper who had fought in the British Army during World War II and was captured, tortured and executed in Hungary, are brought to Israel and buried in the cemetery on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem.
- April 27 – The United Kingdom accords de jure recognition to Israel.
- May 17 - A Royal Air Force Short Sunderland is intercepted by Israeli Air Force Spitfires and is forced to land at Lod Airport after it inadvertently crossed into Israeli airspace and overflew Ramat David Airbase. The Sunderland's crew had been issued maps that did not depict Israel, as Britain had yet to officially recognize the country.
- June 13 – The Harari Decision, a landmark in Israeli constitutional law, initiated by Yizhar Harari of the Progressive Party is approved by the Knesset. The Decision stated that the First Knesset would postpone the work on creating a full Israeli constitution immediately, and instead the constitution be written in chapters, called "Basic Laws", and when all had been written they would be compiled into a complete constitution.
- July – The 1950 Maccabiah Games are held.
- July 5 – The Knesset passed the Law of Return, which gives Jews, those of Jewish ancestry, and their spouses the right to migrate to and settle in Israel and obtain citizenship.
- November 1 – David Ben-Gurion presents his cabinet for a Knesset "Vote of Confidence". The 2nd Government is approved that day and the members were sworn in.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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Main articles: Palestinian political violence#Partition of Palestine to establishment of PLO (1947–1964) and List of attacks against Israeli civilians before 1967
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1950 include:
- 28 March - Bodies of three children from 'Abasan found in Israel. They had been murdered by members of the IDF on 16 March.[2]
- 31 March - Three Israeli soldiers and two Israeli civilians killed in a Negev ambush.[3]
- 31 May - 120 prisoners from a detention centre near Rehovot expelled into the Jordanian desert at 'Arava.[4]
- Summer/autumn - 2,000-2,500 residents transferred from Majdal to Gaza Strip.[5]
- 2 November - Two Arab children shot dead near Deir Ayyub.[6]
Unknown dates
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Notable births
- June 25 – Dudu Geva, Israeli cartoonist (died 2005).
- June 25 – Nitza Saul, Israeli actress.
- August 4 – Gidi Gov, Israeli singer, actor, entertainer and TV host.
- October 11 – Amos Gitai, Israeli film director.
- December 25 – Yehuda Poliker, Israeli singer, songwriter, musician and painter.
Notable deaths
- May 29 – Avraham Ben-Yitzhak (born 1883), Austro-Hungarian (Galicia)-born Israeli poet.
- September 18 – Fania Bergstein (born 1908), Russian (Polish)-born Israeli author and poet.
- December 7 – Shlomo Kaplansky (born 1884), Russian (Polish)-born Labour Zionist politician and the director of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.
- Full date unknown – Gedaliah Alon (born 1901) Russian (Polish)-born Israeli historian.
Major public holidays
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See also
- 1950 in Israeli film
- 1950 in Israeli music
- 1950 in Israeli sport
References
- ^ Martin Gilbert, Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century (New York, 1996), pp. 243-244.
- ^ Morris, Benny (1993) Israel's Border Wars, 1949 - 1956. Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-827850-0. Page 168. According to Morris the event is recorded in Ben Gurion's diary. The girls had been raped. The soldiers came from Battalion 22.
- ^ Morris. Page 168.
- ^ Morris. Pages 157-163.
- ^ Morris. Page 139.
- ^ Morris. Page 169.
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