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Events in the year 1983 in Israel.
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Incumbents
- Prime Minister of Israel – Menachem Begin (Likud) until October 10, Yitzhak Shamir (Likud)
- President of Israel – Yitzhak Navon until May 5, Chaim Herzog
- Chief of General Staff - Rafael Eitan until April 19, Moshe Levi
- Government of Israel - 19th Government of Israel until October 10, 20th Government of Israel
Events
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- February 10 – Israeli peace activist Emil Grunzweig is killed by a hand grenade thrown at him during a peace rally of the Peace Now movement in Jerusalem.
- February 14 – The Israeli government decides to transfer Ariel Sharon from his post as Defense Minister, in light of the recommendations of the Kahan Commission report published on February 7 and appoints Moshe Arens as the new Defense Minister.
- March 22 – The Israeli Knesset elects Chaim Herzog as President of Israel, by a majority of 61 to 57 against Menachem Elon.
- April 19 – Moshe Levi is appointed as the 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
- April 23 – Israel finishes in second place out of 20 countries in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Munich, West Germany with the song Alive (חי) performed by Ofra Haza.
- May 1 – 1983 Negev mid-air collision: During air-to-air combat training over the Negev Desert, an Israeli Air Force F-15D Baz collides with an A-4 Ayit at between 13 and 14 thousand feet altitude, causing the attack jet to explode (the pilot reportedly successfully ejected), and tearing off the starboard wing of the fighter ~2 feet outboard of the engine nacelle. Pilot Zivi Nedivi goes to afterburner to try to stop spinning aircraft, and unaware of the condition of the jet due to fuel leaks obscuring the extent of the damage, makes a blistering 250-260 knot landing at nearest air base, tearing off the arrestor hook and coming to a stop just six feet from the runway threshold.
- May 5 – Chaim Herzog assumes office as the 6th president of the State of Israel.
- May 17 – Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
- June 4 – Population Census: 4,037,620 inhabitants in Israel.
- July 20 – The Israeli cabinet votes to withdraw troops from Beirut but to remain in southern Lebanon.
- August 28 – Menachem Begin announces his retirement from politics.
- October 10 – Yitzhak Shamir presents his cabinet for a Knesset "Vote of Confidence". The 20th Government is approved that day and the members are sworn in.
- December 8 – Murder of Danny Katz
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1983 include:
Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets
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The most prominent Palestinian Arab terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1983 include:
- November 4 – Suicide attack on the IDF headquarters in Tyre. 60 people are killed, among them 29 Israelis and 32 Lebanese. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]
Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets
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The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1983 include:
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- The founding of the West Bank settlement of Giv'at Ze'ev.
- The founding of the kibbutz Neve Harif.
- The founding of the communal settlement Oshrat.
Notable births
- October 20 – Alona Tal, Israeli singer and actress.
- October 21 – Ninet Tayeb, Israeli singer and actress.
Notable deaths
- February 10 – Emil Grunzweig (b. 1947), Romanian-born Israeli teacher and peace activist, killed in a "Peace Now" demonstration.
- April 12 – Avraham Yoffe (b. 1913), Israeli general during the Six-Day War and later on served as a member of the Knesset.
- April 16 – Michael Zohary (b. 1898), Austro-Hungary (Galicia)-born Israeli botanist.
- June 19 – Simha Erlich (b. 1915), Polish-born Israeli politician.
- November 11 – Menachem Mendel Kasher (born 1895), Russian (Poland)-born Israeli rabbi and author.
- Full date unknown
- Netanel Hochberg, Israeli agronomist.
- Aryeh Leo Olitzki (b. 1898), German-born Israeli bacteriologist and university professor.
Major public holidays
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See also
- 1983 in Israeli film
- 1983 in Israeli television
- 1983 in Israeli music
- 1983 in Israeli sport
- Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
References
- ^ "Truck bomb in Tyre kills 29 Israelis". The Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee). Nov 4, 1983. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Em4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5887,2157371&dq=tyre+29&hl=en.
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