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Events relating to israel
Adolf Eichmann, convicted in Israel for his role in the Holocaust, is hanged in Tel Aviv
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras meet in Jerusalem, in the first such meeting since 1438
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded at a congress in East Jerusalem, then part of Jordan
A pre-emptive air strike by Israel destroys almost all Egypt's aircraft and launches the Six-Day War
Israel captures the Gaza Strip and Sinai peninsula from Egypt
Israel captures East Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan
Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria in the Six-Day War
English cellist Jacqueline du Pré marries Israeli pianist Daniel Barenboim
Pride in Judaism, after Israel's striking success in the Six Day War, contributes to the rapid growth of the Baal teshuva movement
At a congress in Cairo, Yasser Arafat is appointed leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
On the death of Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir succeeds him as leader of a coalition government in Israel
Eleven Israeli athletes are killed by Palestinian 'Black September' terrorists at the Munich Olympic Games
Likud is formed in Israel as an alliance of right-wing parties
Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement
Arab oil-exporting countries cause an economic crisis by denying oil to western countries supporting Israel
A cease-fire brokered by the USA and UN brings the Yom Kippur War to and end after 18 days
Golda Meir resigns and Yitzhak Rabin succeeds her as leader of the Labour party and Israeli prime minister
In a daring raid on Entebbe airport, Israeli troops rescue hostages hijacked on a flight from Tel Aviv to Paris
Likud leader Menachem Begin, at the head of a coalition government, becomes Israel's first non-socialist prime minister
Anwar el-Sadat, the Egyptian president, travels to Jerusalem to propose a peace plan to the Israelis
Menachem Begin, coming to power in Israel, makes it government policy always to refer to the occupied West Bank as Judaea and Samaria
Anwar el-Sadat and Menachem Begin sign an Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty at Camp David in the USA
Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat share the Nobel Peace Prize
Muslim terrorists assassinate Anwar el-Sadat, in response to his peace agreement with Israel
Israeli Minister of Defence Ariel Sharon heads Israel's invasion of Lebanon to expel the PLO
