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Events in the year 1960 in Israel.
Incumbents Events May 23, 1960: Israeli Premier Ben Gurion announces capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann by the Mossad - January 31 Operation Tawfiq ( ): The first Israeli retribution operation initiated after the Suez Crisis. The operation is carried out by Golani forces on the Syrian village of Tawfiq, in response to attacks on Israelis in Tel Katzir. Tawfiq was designated by the IDF as the center of many Syrian attacks and as a result it was decided that the destruction of the village was vital. During the operation, the village is conquered and destroyed while being attacked by Syrian artillery. Six Syrian and three Israeli soldiers are killed during the operation and seven Israeli soldiers are wounded.
- February 15 War threatened to break out between Israel and the Egypt (at that time partners with Syria in the United Arab Republic), after the UAR's President Nasser received inaccurate information that Israeli troops were massing at Israel's border with Syria. Nasser then sent a major portion of the Egyptian army to Israel's border with Egypt, and Israel then began Operation Rottem. The two sides halted war preparations after discovering the misunderstanding, and both sides stood down on March 1.[1]
- February/March - The Rotem Crisis.
- March 14 West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer met with Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, the first time a German leader had conferred with a leader of the Jewish state. Two weeks earlier, the two countries had secretly negotiated German financial and military aid to Israel.[2]
- March 21 In Buenos Aires, Ricardo Klement brought a bouquet of flowers to his wife at their home at 16 Garibaldi Street, confirming to Mossad agents that the Argentine businessman was, as they suspected, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. The Israeli intelligence service was aware that Eichmann had married on March 21, 1935, while Eichmann was unaware that he had been found after 15 years on the run. The architect of Germany's "Final Solution" genocide, Eichmann eluded capture after the end of World War II.[3]
- May 11 In Buenos Aires, four Mossad agents abduct the fugitive Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann, in order that he could be taken to Israel and put on trial.[4]
- May 21 An El Al flight took off from Buenos Aires at , with kidnapped Nazi fugitive Adolf Eichmann safely onboard, to face trial for the Holocaust in Israel.[4]
- May 22 Adolf Eichmann arrived in Israel at , roughly 24 hours after he had been spirited out of Argentina.[5]
- May 23 Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion of Israel surprised the Knesset at , with the announcement that, "Israeli Security Services captured one of the greatest Nazi criminals, Adolf Eichmann... Eichmann is already in detention in Israel, and will soon be put on trial here."[6]
- June 3 Argentina demanded that Israel return Adolf Eichmann, and then asked for reparations for Eichmann's seizure by Mossad agents in Buenos Aires. On August 2, the dispute was resolved by Israel keeping Eichmann, but acknowledging that Argentina's fundamental rights had been infringed upon.[7] [7]
- July 20 The Czech-born scientist Kurt Sitte, who was the head of the Physics Department at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, is arrested for espionage.
- July 25 the Knesset passes the Israel Lands Law ( : ).
Israeli Palestinian conflict The most prominent events related to the Israeli Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1960 include: Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets
The most prominent Palestinian fedayeen terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1960 include: - April 26 - Armed Palestinian Arab militants killed a resident of Ashkelon south of the city.
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 1960 include: Unknown dates Notable births - March 13 Erez Gerstein, commander of the Golani Brigade and Lebanon Liaison Unit, killed by a roadside bomb in Lebanon (d. 1999).
- May 1 Adam, Israeli singer and actor.
- August 6 Emmanuel Rosen, Israeli journalist, political analyst and media personality.
- August 26 Avi Kushnir, Israeli entertainer, actor and TV host.
- September 22 Isaac Herzog, Israeli politician.
- October 17 Dan Toren, Israeli singer and actor.
Notable deaths Major public holidays See also References External links he:1960
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