2020 in Israel
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Events in the year 2020 in Israel.
Incumbents
- President of Israel: Reuven Rivlin
- Prime Minister of Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
- President of Supreme Court of Israel: Esther Hayut
- Chief of General Staff: Aviv Kochavi
- Government of Israel: Thirty-fourth government of Israel-Thirty-fifth government of Israel
Events
January
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- 1 January –
- Prime Minister Netanyahu asks for parliamentary immunity from the corruption charges against him.[1]
- Jordan receives its first shipment of natural gas from Israel.[2]
- 5 January – Greece and Israel sign an agreement to build the longest underwater gas pipeline in the world.[3]
- 6 January –
- The Leviathan gas field begins full operations.[4]
- Ukraine withdraws from UN Committee on Palestinians.[5]
- 7 January – Israeli firm Armis is bought for over $1 billion by Insight Partners.[6]
- 23 January – The Fifth World Holocaust Forum is held in Jerusalem; President Reuven Rivlin is among many of the world leaders who deliver a speech at this occasion. [7]
- 27 January –
- The 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp is commemorated around the world; Israeli President Reuven Rivlin attends the ceremony at the site of Auschwitz, along with the President of Poland and both leaders condemn the current resurgence of antisemitism.[8][9]
- President Rivlin meets with President Andrzej Duda of Poland, and discusses the role of individual Poles in the Holocaust. [10]
- 28 January –
- At a White House press conference, US President Donald Trump formally unveils his Israeli–Palestinian peace plan, "Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People", alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[11][12]
- President Rivlin visits Germany, meets with ordinary schoolchildren, as well as German officials including Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.[13]
- 29 January – The Naama Issachar affair ends with a pardon from Russian President Vladimir Putin and her release from a Russian prison.[14]
February
- 11 February – Israel announces it will install a new water system for use in maximum-security prisons, after finding out that some prisoners are wasting water on purpose. [15]
- 12 February – The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) publishes a database of 112 business entities involved in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It includes entities like Airbnb Inc., Bank of Jerusalem, Tripadvisor Inc., and Motorola Solutions Inc.[16][17]
- 21 February – The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel is confirmed after a female citizen tests positive for coronavirus after return from quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.[18]
March
- 2 March – The 2020 Israeli legislative election takes place; incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc of right-wing and religious parties again win 58 seats, three short of the majority in the next Knesset required to form a government.[19]
- 20 March – An 88-year-old Holocaust survivor in Jerusalem is the country's first fatality of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel.[20]
April
- 20 April – The leaders of the two largest parties in the Knesset, Benny Gantz (Blue and White) and Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud), announce that they have reached a coalition agreement to form the next government of Israel; Netanyahu will be Prime Minister until October 2021, after which Gantz will become prime minister unless Netanyahu should leave the premiership before then.[21]
May
- 17 May - The 35th government of Israel is formed.
Scheduled
- 20-22 October — the 38th World Zionist Congress will be held in Jerusalem[22]
Ongoing
Notable deaths
- 7 January – Peter Wertheimer, 72 wind-instrument musician.[23]
- 7 January – Emily Landau, Israeli arms control researcher and analyst.[24]
- 12 April – Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, (born 1941), Israeli rabbi, and Rishon LeZion (Chief Rabbi of Israel) from 1993 to 2003
- 26 April – Gideon Patt, Israeli MK and Likud minister (b. 1933)
- 21 June – Zeev Sternhell, Israeli academic and historian (b. 1935)[25]
See also
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References
- ^ "Israel's Netanyahu Asks Parliament For Immunity From Corruption Charges". NPR.org. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Al-Khalidi, Suleiman (2020-01-01). "Jordan gets first natural gas supplies from Israel". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Ghert-Zand, Renee; Magid, Jacob (2020-01-02). "Israel inks mega gas pipeline deal with Greece, Cyprus". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Halon, Eytan (2020-01-06). "Offshore Leviathan gas platform commences full operations". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Harkov, Lahav (2020-01-06). "Ukraine pulls out of 'anti-Israeli' UN committee on Palestinians". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Halon, Eytan (2020-01-07). "Israeli cyber firm Armis acquired for $1.1 billion by Insight Partners". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Winer, Stuart (2020-01-23). "The survivors 'are our miracle': Full text of Rivlin's Holocaust Forum speech". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Chernick, Ilanit (2020-01-27). "Rivlin: Nazis greatly assisted in murderous acts by European countries". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Poland, Israel condemn resurgent anti-Semitism at Auschwitz commemoration". www.euractiv.com. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Winer, Stuart (2020-01-27). "Rivlin to Polish counterpart: 'Many Poles' stood by, helped murder Jews in WWII". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Ghert-Zand, Renee; Magid, Jacob (2020-01-28). "Trump and Netanyahu tout 'win-win' peace plan as public gets first glimpse". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People". The White House. 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Rivlin in Germany: We're grateful for German commitment to our safety". The Jerusalem Post. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Russian President Putin signed decree to pardon Naama Issachar". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ New system will fight intentional water waste by Palestinian prisoners.The price of the water control system is NIS 2.3 million ($672,807), but the Public Security Ministry believes the water savings will more than cover the cost.by Itsik Saban Published on 02-11-2020. israelhayom.com.
- ^ "OHCHR | UN rights office issues report on business activities related to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "UN lists 112 firms linked to Israeli settlements". BBC News. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Israel confirms first coronavirus case as cruise ship returnee diagnosed". The Times of Israel. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ Hoffman, Gil (2020-03-02). "Netanyahu's bloc to stay at 58 seats". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Rabinovitch, Ari (20 March 2020). "Israel reports first coronavirus fatality". news.yahoo.com. Reuters.
- ^ Gil Hoffman (20 April 2020). "After 17-month stalemate, Netanyahu and Gantz strike unity deal". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Diaspora Jews Have Their Say: World Zionist Congress 2020". Jewish Exponent. January 15, 2020.
- ^ Davis, Barry (2020-01-07). "Peter Wertheimer dies at 72 – playing with love". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Gross, Judah Ari; Ghert-Zand, Renee; Magid, Jacob; Solomon, Shoshanna; Bernard, Joy (2020-01-07). "Top Israeli arms control researcher Emily Landau dies at 59". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Zeev Sternhell, dovish Israeli expert on fascism, dies at 85". Ynet news. 2020-06-21.
