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Events in the year 1977 in Israel .

Incumbents [ edit ]

• President of Israel ? Ephraim Katzir
• Prime Minister of Israel ? Yitzhak Rabin ( Alignment ) until 21 June, Menachem Begin ( Likud )
• President of the Supreme Court – Yoel Zussman
• Chief of General Staff – Mordechai Gur
• Government of Israel – 17th Government of Israel until 21 June, 18th Government of Israel

Events [ edit ]

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• 3 January ? The Israeli Minister of Housing Avraham Ofer commits suicide after being suspected of corruption.
• 7 April ? Yitzhak Rabin announces his retirement from the premiership of the Labor Party, following the Dollar Account affair .
• 7 April ? Maccabi Tel Aviv wins its first European Championship , defeating Mobilgirgi Varese 78:77 in the final held in Pionir Hall , Belgrade and CSKA Moscow 91:79 in semifinal group game held in Virton , Belgium, an achievement that produced Tal Brody 's famous sentence "We are on the map, not only in basketball".
• 7 May ? Ilanit represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time, with the song “ Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim ” ("Love is a Song for Two"). ^[1]
• 10 May ? Disaster of the 54 : An IAF "Yasur" helicopter crashes in the Jordan Valley . 54 IDF soldiers on board are killed in the disaster.
• 17 May ? The Likud Party, led by Menachem Begin , wins a plurality of seats in the 1977 Israeli legislative election .
• 20 June ? Menachem Begin presents his cabinet for a Knesset "Vote of Confidence". The 18th Government is approved that day and the members are sworn in, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignment and its predecessor, Mapai .
• July ? The 1977 Maccabiah Games are held.
• 19 November ? Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin , seeking a permanent peace settlement.
• 20 November ? Egyptian President Anwar Sadat gives a speech in the Knesset .
• 25 December ? Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat .

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  On 17 May 1977 Menachem Begin led the Likud party to victory in the 9th Israeli legislative election

Israeli?Palestinian conflict [ edit ]

The most prominent events related to the Israeli?Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1977 include:

Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets

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The most prominent Palestinian Arab terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1977 include:

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 1977 include:

Unknown dates [ edit ]

• The founding of the kibbutz Beit Rimon .

Births [ edit ]

• 12 January ? Eithan Urbach , swimmer.
• 16 January ? Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi , Judoka.
• 10 February ? Dudu Tassa , musician
• 17 March ? Rana Raslan , the first Israeli Arab to be crowned Miss Israel .
• 5 April - Jonathan Erlich , tennis player
• 12 July ? Yonit Levi , TV news anchorwoman.
• 13 July - Jonah Lotan , actor
• 6 September ? Amos Tamam , actor
• 12 September ? Idan Raichel , musician
• 19 September ? Lior Lubin , basketball player and professional basketball coach (died 2024 )
• 12 October ? Miri Bohadana , model and actress
• 17 October - Dudu Aouate , footballer
• 22 November ? The Shadow , rapper

Deaths [ edit ]

• 3 January ? Avraham Ofer (born 1922), Polish-born Israeli politician.
• 20 February ? Baruch Uziel (born 1901), Ottoman ( Thessaloniki )-born Israeli politician
• 6 March ? Shmuel Stoller (born 1898), Russian-born Israeli agronomist and an early member of the Zionist movement.
• 19 May ? Aviad Yafeh (born 1923), diplomat and politician.
• 6 July ? Odon Partos (born 1907) Hungarian-born Israeli violist and composer.
• 11 July ? Yitzhak Danziger (born 1916), German-born Israeli sculptor.
• 13 November ? Gertrud Kraus (born 1901), Austrian-born Israeli choreographer and dance pioneer.
• 21 September ? Ben-Zion Halfon (born 1930), Libyan-born Israeli politician.

See also [ edit ]

• 1977 in Israeli film
• 1977 in Israeli television
• 1977 in Israeli music
• 1977 in Israeli sport
• Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

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