2005 in Israel

none November 2025 2005 Events in the year 2005 in Israel. Incumbents President of Israel – Moshe Katsav Prime Minister of Israel – Ariel Sharon (Likud until November 21, Kadima) President of the Supreme Court – Aharon Barak Chief of General Staff – Moshe Ya'alon until June 1, Dan Halutz Government of Israel – 30th Government of Israel Events thumb|right|200px|The Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev (which includes the four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta) and the Biblical Tels of Tel Megiddo, Tel Hazor and Tel Be'er Sheva are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites thumb|right|120px|Robert Aumann is awarded the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics February 8 - The Sharm el-Sheikh Summit: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas declares violence will come to an end, and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agrees to release 900 Palestinian prisoners and withdraw Israeli forces from areas of the West Bank. This is considered to be the "official" end of the Second Intifada, although sporadic violence would continue outside PA control.Timeline (Chronology) of Israel and Zionism 1993-present dayUC to reopen study in Israel; Brandeis offers summer prep program March 31 – The Government of Israel officially recognizes the Bnei Menashe people of North-East India as one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, opening the door for thousands of people to immigrate to Israel. 21 May – Shiri Maimon represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “HaSheket SheNish'ar” ("The Silence that Remains"), achieving 4th place. http://www.diggiloo.net/?2005il 2005 Israel –Hasheket shenish'ar Diggiloo Thrush May 31 – Israeli Police announce that they have uncovered an Industrial espionage ring involving executives at several major Israeli corporations which used Trojan horse viruses to hack into rivals' systems.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4594255.stm BBC News Israeli firms 'ran vast spy ring' May 31, 2005 June 1 – Dan Halutz, the former Israeli Air Force commander, was appointed as the 18th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. https://web.archive.org/web/20070311134041/http://www1.idf.il/DOVER/site/mainpage.asp?sl=EN&id=7&docid=40684.EN March 11, 2007 June 21 – A severe collision that takes place between a train and a truck leads to eight people dead and approximately 200 injured. 11–23 July – The 17th Maccabiah Games are held with over 7,300 athletes from Israel and Jewish communities throughout the world competing.Seventeenth Maccabiah Maccabiah 21 https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/seventeenth-maccabiah July 15 – The Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev (which includes the four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta) and the Biblical Tels of Tel Megiddo, Tel Hazor and Tel Be'er Sheva are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/135 unesco.org Whc.unesco.org July 15, 2005 September 28, 2010 August 4 – Four Israeli Arabs are killed and twenty-two others are wounded by the 19-year-old IDF deserter, Eden Nathan-Zadah, when he opens fire on a crowded bus in the Arab town of Shfar'am in northern Israel in northern Israel. When he runs out of bullets, Natan-Zada is beaten to death by the crowd, as recorded on video.Last moments of Natan-Zada Maariv, August 8, 2005 No group had taken responsibility for the terror attack and an official in the settler movement denounced it. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and several Israeli leaders condemn the attack and offer condolences to the families.Jewish terrorist kills four on bus in Arab town – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel Newshttps://www.theguardian.com/israel/Story/0,2763,1543039,00.html London The Guardian Israeli soldier kills four Arabs on bus Chris McGreal August 5, 2005http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/04/bus.shooting/index.html CNN Israeli soldier kills four Arab bus passengershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4746591.stm BBC News Israeli gunman kills four on bus August 5, 2005 August 7 – Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Prime Minister of Israel, resigns his cabinet post as Finance Minister in protest against the planned Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is appointed to succeed him.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4129448.stm BBC News Netanyahu quits over Gaza pullout August 7, 2005Wilson Scott Netanyahu Resigns In Protest Of Pullout https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/07/AR2005080700308.html The Washington Post August 8, 2005 August 28 – Omri Sharon, Israeli politician and son of the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, is formally indicted, charged with felonies of political corruption and with perjury, following his involvement in a scandal relating to fundraising for his father's 1999 Likud leadership campaign.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4192458.stm BBC News Sharon son charged in finance row August 28, 2005 October 10 – Robert Aumann received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics along with Thomas Schelling for his work on conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis. October 26 – During a key speech at the "World without Zionism" conference held in Teheran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad quotes the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who called for the destruction of Israel, calling Israel a "disgraceful blot" that should be "wiped off the map".(Reuters) ABC News – ABC NewsNYTimes Article https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/world/middleeast/04iran.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5094&en=0af40a2d3d8b56c2&hp&ex=1149393600&partner=homepage The New York Times Helene Cooper David E. Sanger June 4, 2006 May 12, 2010Reuters Article http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?type=tnBusinessNews&storyID=nN21308828&pageNumber=2&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=BizArt-C1-ArticlePage2 August 24, 2010 February 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210220044018/https://www.reuters.com/business?type=tnBusinessNews&storyID=nN21308828&pageNumber=2&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=BizArt-C1-ArticlePage2 dead an English idiom which means to "cause a place to stop existing",http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/wipe+off+the+map wipe off the map – Idioms – by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia Idioms.thefreedictionary.com September 28, 2010 or to "obliterate totally",http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/map?view=uk https://web.archive.org/web/20041019021845/http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/map?view=uk dead October 19, 2004 map AskOxford September 28, 2010 or "destroy completely".http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=90861&dict=CALD Cambridge Dictionaries Online – Cambridge University Press Dictionary.cambridge.org September 28, 2010 June 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602161503/http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=90861&dict=CALD dead October 27 – Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon calls for the expulsion of Iran from the United Nations after the Iranian President repeated Ruhollah Khomeini's call for Israel to be "wiped off the map".http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4382594.stm BBC News Israel urges UN to exclude Iran October 27, 2005 November 21 – Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon resigns as head of the Likud party, and dissolved the Knesset to form a new centrist party, subsequently named Kadima ("Forward"). December 18 – The Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is transferred to the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem after suffering a minor stroke. After being treated, Sharon is released from the hospital two days later and is scheduled to undergo a routine Cardiac catheterization procedure on January 4 to seal a hole in his heart.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3186378,00.html Sharon suffers mild stroke – Israel News, Ynetnews Ynetnews Ynetnews.com June 20, 1995 September 28, 2010http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/26/sharon.ap/ Sharon to undergo heart procedure https://web.archive.org/web/20051228024849/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/26/sharon.ap/ December 28, 2005 dead Israeli–Palestinian conflict thumb|250px|right|Israel's unilateral disengagement plan: Photo of residents riot during the forced evacuation of the Israeli community Kfar Darom. August 18, 2005. The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 2005 include: February 16 – The Knesset finalizes and approves Israel's unilateral disengagement plan with 59 in favor, 40 opposed, 5 abstaining. February 21 – Israel releases 500 Palestinian Arab prisoners, as a gesture of goodwill to the Palestinian Authority and to its chairman, Mahmoud Abbas. Israel plans to release another 400 Palestinian prisoners within the subsequent three months.Harel Amos https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/542638.html Israel releases 500 Palestinian prisoners Haaretz Israel April 2, 2008 September 28, 2010May 2026 medicmedic March 16 – Israel formally hands over Jericho to Palestinian Authority control, which is likely to strengthen Mahmoud Abbas.Amr Wafa Palestinian W. Bank Intelligence Chief Quits http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/mideast_dc March 31, 2005 February 19, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050404011204/http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=%2Fnm%2Fmideast_dc April 4, 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4353109.stm BBC News Israel formally gives up Jericho March 16, 2005 March 22 – Israel hands over control of Tulkarm to the Palestinian Authority.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4370813.stm BBC News Israeli troops hand over Tulkarm March 22, 2005 June 2 – Israel released 398 Palestinian Arab prisoners, the final phase of an Israeli pledge to release 900 prisoners as a goodwill gesture towards Palestinian Arab leader Mahmoud Abbas.Harel Amos https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/583367.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050603011306/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/583367.html dead June 3, 2005 Israel frees 400 Palestinian prisoners in bid to shore up Abbas Haaretz Israel August 4, 2010 September 28, 2010 August 9 – Israel orders Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip to leave their settlements or face eviction.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4134118.stm BBC News Gaza settlers ordered to move out August 9, 2005 August 11 – Tens of thousands of Israelis converged on Tel Aviv to protest the proposed removal of Israeli settlements from the Gaza Strip.(Ynet) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Thousands rally against Gaza plan August 15 – The beginning of the implementation of the disengagement plan from Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip. August 17 – Israel's unilateral disengagement: The first forced evacuation of Jewish settlers, as part of the disengagement, commenced under Maj. Gen. Dan Harel of the Southern Command's orders. About 14,000 Israeli soldiers and police prepared to forcibly evict settlers and "mistanenim" (infiltrators). There are scenes of troops dragging screaming settlers from houses and synagogues, but with less violence than expected.TimesOnline.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20080211160056/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C251-1739941%2C00.html February 11, 2008 August 17 – An Israeli settler kills three Palestinian Arab civilians in the West Bank. The attack is condemned by Ariel Sharon as a "Jewish Terror act" and "twisted thinking" while Hamas claimed the right to avenge the deaths.http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-08-17T184351Z_01_MCC752278_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-SHOOTING.xml Breaking News, Business News, Financial and Investing News & More | Reuters.co.uk Today.reuters.co.uk February 9, 2009 September 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20050911103810/http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-08-17T184351Z_01_MCC752278_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-SHOOTING.xml September 11, 2005 deadhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4160768.stm BBC News Sharon and Abbas condemn shooting August 17, 2005 August 23 – Israel's unilateral disengagement: The evacuation of 25 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank is accomplished. September 12 – Israel withdraws the last of its troops from the Gaza Strip, effectively completing its unilateral disengagement plan.http://olympics.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-09-12T140205Z_01_SCH033455_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-MIDEAST-DC.XML Reuters Israel withdraws the last of its troops from the Gaza Strip June 2021 medicmedichttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/12/gaza/ CNN CNN.com – Abbas: Pullout a 'great moment' – Sep 12, 2005https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/623605.html IDF pulls last troops from Gaza, ending 38 years of military rule Haaretz Israel June 6, 1967 September 28, 2010May 2026 medicmedic Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets Palestinian political violence#The strengthening of Hamas (2005 – present) List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2001–2006#2005 List of Palestinian suicide attacks#2005 (9 bombings) Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2005 The most prominent Palestinian militant acts and operations committed against Israeli targets during 2005 include: January 12 – Morag attack: One Israeli civilian is killed and three IDF soldiers are wounded when a bomb is detonated against a military vehicle patrolling the route near Morag. Two terrorists are killed by IDF forces. The area was booby-trapped with explosive devices, in addition to the bomb that exploded. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims responsibility. January 13 – Karni border crossing attack: Palestinian Arab militants suicide truck bomb attacks the Karni crossing in the eastern Gaza Strip. At least six Israelis are killed, as well as three of the attackers, and about 10–20 are wounded in the attack. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, the Popular Resistance Committees and Hamas claim joint responsibility.PM halts all ties with Abbas over terror – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel Newshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20050113/wl_nm/mideast_attack_dc Yahoo! News – Latest News & Headlines Story.news.yahoo.com September 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20050401233715/http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2 April 1, 2005 dead mdy-all http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4173077.stm BBC News Deadly attack rocks Gaza crossing January 14, 2005 January 18 – Gush Katif checkpoint attack February 25 – Stage Club bombing: A Palestinian Arab teenage suicide bomber blows himself up at the entrance to the "Stage" Club in Tel Aviv. Five Israelis are killed, and about 50 wounded. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility.http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2005/Suicide+bombing+at+Tel+Aviv+Stage+Club+25-Feb-2005.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080625043424/http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2005/Suicide%2Bbombing%2Bat%2BTel%2BAviv%2BStage%2BClub%2B25-Feb-2005.htm Suicide bombing at Tel Aviv Stage Club Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 29, 2012 February 25, 2008 June 25, 2008 dead February 28 – Israeli security forces intercept a car bomb in the Arrabah village near Jenin. The 200 kg explosive device, believed to have been the work of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, is later defused by IDF sappers.Two Israelis wounded in West Bank shooting attack https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/545673.html August 25, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050302015513/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/545673.html March 2, 2005 Agencies https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/546182.html IDF destroys bomb-laden car near Jenin Haaretz Israel April 2, 2008 September 28, 2010May 2026 medicmedic June 20 – A Palestinian female suicide bomber is caught at the Erez Crossing, carrying explosives and a detonator in her underwear. She planned to carry out a suicide bombing attack in the Soroka hospital where she received medical treatment and was scheduled for a doctors appointment. The woman was identified as Wafa Samir Ibrahim Bass and said she was sent by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.Harel Amos https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/590070.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050622012612/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/590070.html dead June 22, 2005 IDF nabs female would-be suicide bomber at Erez crossing Haaretz Israel August 4, 2010 September 28, 2010http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3101498,00.html Female bomber nabbed – Israel News, Ynetnews Ynetnews Ynetnews.com June 20, 1995 September 28, 2010 Greenberg By Hanan July 12 – 2nd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing: Islamic Jihad takes responsibility for a suicide bombing in Netanya, which kills five Israelis at a shopping mall. August 28 – Central Bus Station Beer Sheva bombing: A Palestinian Islamic Jihad suicide bomber kills himself and wounds nearly 50 people in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba near the main bus terminal. According to sources, the bomber was trying to make his way to Beersheba's Soroka Hospital.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3134082,00.html Security guards avert disaster – Israel News, Ynetnews Ynetnews Ynetnews.com June 20, 1995 September 9, 2011 Barshkovsky Anat Harel Amos Hasson Nir Suicide bomber wounds 51, 2 seriously, in Be'er Sheva https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtDisengagement.jhtml?itemNo=618088&contrassID=23&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=1 October 1, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061141/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtDisengagement.jhtml?itemNo=618088&contrassID=23&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=1 October 1, 2007 deadhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4192208.stm BBC News Bomb hits Israeli bus station August 28, 2005http://olympics.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-08-28T184413Z_01_KNE826563_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-MIDEAST-DC.XML Reuters Central Bus Station Beer Sheva bombing https://web.archive.org/web/20050910234334/http://olympics.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-08-28T184413Z_01_KNE826563_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-MIDEAST-DC.XML September 10, 2005 dead October 26 – Hadera Market bombing: A Palestinian Arab suicide bomber carries out an attack in Hadera, which kills six Israelis and injures twenty-six. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for the attack.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3159743,00.html 5 killed in Hadera bombing – Israel News, Ynetnews Ynetnews Ynetnews.com June 20, 1995 September 9, 2011http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4379052.stm BBC News Five die in Israel market bombing October 27, 2005 December 5 – 3rd HaSharon Mall entrance suicide bombing: A Palestinian Arab suicide bomber carries out an attack in Netanya, which kills five Israelis. December 29 – Tulkarem roadblock bombing: A suicide bomber attacks a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Tulkarm, killing one Israeli soldier, two Palestinian Arab civilians and himself. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for the attack.https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/29/international/middleeast/29cnd-mideast.html The New York Times Suicide Bomber Kills 3 at West Bank Checkpoint Steven Erlanger December 29, 2005Suicide bombing kills 3 in West Bank http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/29/mideast/ CNN December 29, 2005https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/12/30/wmid130.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/12/30/ixnewstop.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070311125031/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2005%2F12%2F30%2Fwmid130.xml&sSheet=%2Fnews%2F2005%2F12%2F30%2Fixnewstop.html dead March 11, 2007 London The Daily Telegraph Harry de Quetteville West Bank suicide bomber kills three December 30, 2005 August 4, 2021 Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 2005 include: December 28 – Israeli jets bomb the PFLP-GC base in Naameh, Lebanon, a few miles outside Beirut, wounding two people, in retaliation for a rocket attack that hit Qiryat Shemona.Israeli warplanes attack Palestinian guerrilla base outside Beirut http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-12-28-israel-lebanon_x.htm USA Today December 28, 2005 Notable deaths 100px|right|thumb|Dudu Geva 100px|right|thumb|Ezer Weizman January 29 – Ephraim Kishon (born 1924), Hungarian-born Israeli satirist, dramatist, screenwriter and film director, apparent heart attack.Joffe Lawrence Ephraim Kishon, Playwright and novelist whose satires shaped Israel's social agenda https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/feb/01/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries The Guardian January 31, 2005 January 30 – Asher Peres (born 1934), French-born Israeli physicist, considered a pioneer in quantum information theory. February 15 – Dudu Geva (born 1950), Israeli cartoonist. March 1 – Peter Malkin (born 1927), German-born Israeli Mossad agent, the man who captured Adolf Eichmann. March 18 – Gary Bertini (born 1927), Romanian (Bessarabia)-born Israeli musician and conductor. April 12 – Ehud Manor (born 1941), Israeli songwriter. April 24 – Ezer Weizman (born 1924), former Israeli president. May 19 – Batya Gur (born 1947), Israeli author. May 28 – Avner Shaki (born 1926), Israeli politician. August 21 – Dahlia Ravikovitch (born 1936), Israeli poet and author. September 10 – Lea Nikel (born 1918), Russian (Ukraine)-born Israeli abstract artist.https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/01/arts/design/01nikel.html The New York Times Ken Johnson Lea Nikel, Abstract Painter and One of Israel's Top Artists, Dies at 86 October 1, 2005 October 3 – Sarah Levy-Tanai (born 1910), Israeli choreographer.http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=APStory&Id=10148 Obituaries | Death Notices | Newspaper Obituaries | Online Obituaries | Newspaper Death Notices | Online Death Notices Legacy.com September 9, 2011 October 15 – Efraim Reuytenberg (born 1914), Israeli painter, known for use of Chinese motifs.http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=APStory&Id=10229 Obituaries | Death Notices | Newspaper Obituaries | Online Obituaries | Newspaper Death Notices | Online Death Notices Legacy.com September 9, 2011 November 13 – Miriam Roth (born 1910), Czech-born Israeli children's author. December 11 – Professor Hayim Tadmor (born 1923), Chinese-born Israeli Assyriologist.http://aajr.org/obituaries.html American Academy of Jewish Research – Obituaries Aajr.org September 9, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110927101239/http://aajr.org/obituaries.html September 27, 2011 See also 2005 in Israeli film 2005 in Israeli television 2005 in Israeli music 2005 in Israeli sport Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 2005 in the Palestinian territories References 30em External links IDF History in 2005 @ dover.idf.il 2005 in March 2012 Category:2000s in Israel Israel Israel Category:Years of the 21st century in Israel