1976 in Israel

none July 2021 1976 Events in the year 1976 in Israel. Incumbents President of Israel – Ephraim Katzir Prime Minister of Israel – Yitzhak Rabin (Alignment) President of the Supreme Court – Shimon Agranat; Yoel Zussman Chief of General Staff – Mordechai Gur Government of Israel – 17th Government of Israel Events 3 April – Shokolad, Menta, Mastik represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Emor Shalom” ("Say Hello"), achieving sixth place. https://www.diggiloo.net/?1976il 1976 Israel – Chocolate Menta Mastik Diggiloo Thrush 2021-07-29 11 July – Miss Israel, Rina Mor, wins the title of Miss Universe 1976 becoming the first Israeli to win one of the most publicized international beauty contest.Botelho Renan 2023-11-18 Every Winner in Miss Universe History From the Past 70 Years https://wwd.com/lists/miss-universe-winners-list-1235924530/ 2024-04-26 WWD en-US 10 December – The first F-15 fighter aircraft arrive in Israel. The fact that they landed in Israel on a Friday evening, after the start of Sabbath, causes a political crisis and prompts the religious parties in the Knesset to topple the first Rabin government.http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/f-15/F-15.htm F-15http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/f15.html McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle 21 December – Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin submits his resignation to the president after a coalition crisis with the religious parties triggered by the arrival of the first F-15 aircraft in Israel after the start of the Sabbath.Yitzhak Rabin and his work https://www.rabincenter.org.il/en/yitzhak-rabin-and-his-work/ Yitzhak Rabin Center 2026-04-05Rabin, National Religious Party Split https://israeled.org/rabin-national-religious-party-split/ Center for Israel Education 2026-04-05 Israeli–Palestinian conflict The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1976 include: 30 March – Land Day: Arab citizens of Israel hold strikes and protests against government land expropriation plans in the Galilee. Six Arab Israelis are killed in clashes with security forces. The events later become commemorated annually as Land Day.6 Israeli Arabs Killed in Land Protests https://israeled.org/6-israeli-arabs-killed-in-land-protests/ Center for Israel Education 2026-04-05Omer-Man Michael This Week in History: The 1976 Land Day protests https://www.jpost.com/features/in-thespotlight/article-263334 The Jerusalem Post 2012-03-25 2026-04-05 Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets thumb|250px|The old airport control tower of Entebbe The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1976 include: 4 July – Operation Entebbe: Israeli airborne commandos free 103 hostages being held by Palestinian Arab and German hijackers of an Air France plane at Uganda's Entebbe Airport; one Israeli soldier and several Ugandan soldiers are killed in the raid.Entebbe: The Most Daring Raid of Israel's Special Forces, The Rosen Publishing Group, 2011, by Simon Dunstan, p. 58 ISBN 9781448818686 22 October – An Israeli naval commando raids a harbor in Tyre and sinks a terrorist ship. Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets August 2010 Palestinian political violence#Establishment of PLO to First Intifada (1964–1987) The most prominent Palestinian Arab terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1976 include: 27 June – Air France Flight 139, originating in Tel Aviv and carrying 248 passengers and a crew of 12 takes off from Athens, Greece, headed for Paris, France. The flight is hijacked by Palestinian Arab assailants with German Revolutionäre Zellen supporters and flown to Entebbe Airport (now known as Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda. Shortly after landing, all non-Jewish passengers were released. The hijacking of this flight leads to the IDF hostage-rescue mission "Operation Entebbe" carried out in the Entebbe Airport seven days later (see details above). Unknown dates The founding of the kibbutz Samar. Notable births 5 April – Sendi Bar, Israeli actress and model. 25 April – Amir Fay Guttman, Israeli singer and actor. 18 September – Guri Alfi, Israeli actor and stand-up comedian. Notable deaths 200px|thumb|Yonatan Netanyahu's gravestone 24 January – Pinhas Lavon (born 1910), Austro-Hungarian (Galicia)-born Israeli politician, minister and labor leader, best known for the Lavon Affair. 15 April – David Elazar (born 1925), Yugoslav (Bosnia)-born Israeli military officer, the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. 25 April – Markus Reiner (born 1886), Austro-Hungarian (Bukovina)-born Israeli scientist. 4 July – Yonatan Netanyahu (born 1946), U.S.-born commander of the elite Israeli army commando unit Sayeret Matkal, killed during Operation Entebbe. 19 September – Yehezkel Abramsky (born 1886), Russian (Belarus)-born eminent Israeli Orthodox rabbi. See also 1976 in Israeli film Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics References External links 1976 in