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Events in the year 1977 in Israel.

## Incumbents

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* President of Israel – Ephraim Katzir
* Prime Minister of Israel – Yitzhak Rabin (Alignment) until 21 June, Menachem Begin (Likud)
* President of the Supreme Court - Yoel Zussman
* Chief of General Staff - Mordechai Gur
* Government of Israel - 17th Government of Israel until 21 June, 18th Government of Israel

## Events

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* 3 January – The Israeli Minister of Housing Avraham Ofer commits suicide after being suspected of corruption.
* 7 April – Yitzhak Rabin announces his retirement from the premiership of the Labor Party, following the Dollar Account affair.
* 7 April – Maccabi Tel Aviv wins its first European Championship, defeating Mobilgirgi Varese 78:77 in the final held in Pionir Hall, Belgrade and CSKA Moscow 91:79 in semifinal group game held in Virton, Belgium, an achievement that produced Tal Brody's famous sentence "We are on the map, not only in basketball".
* 7 May – Ilanit represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time, with the song “Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim” ("Love is a Song for Two").[1]
* 10 May – Disaster of the 54: An IAF "Yasur" helicopter crashes in the Jordan Valley. 54 IDF soldiers on board are killed in the disaster.
* 17 May – The Likud Party, led by Menachem Begin, wins a plurality of seats in the 1977 Israeli legislative election.
* 20 June – Menachem Begin presents his cabinet for a Knesset "Vote of Confidence". The 18th Government is approved that day and the members are sworn in, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignment and its predecessor, Mapai.
* July – The 1977 Maccabiah Games are held.
* 19 November – Egyptian president Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel when he meets with Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
* 20 November – Egyptian president Anwar Sadat gives a speech in the Knesset.
* 25 December – Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat.

* On 17 May 1977 Menachem Begin led the Likud party to victory in the 9th Israeli legislative election

### Israeli–Palestinian conflict

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The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1977 include:

Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets

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Main article: Palestinian political violence § Establishment of PLO to First Intifada (1964–1987)

The most prominent Palestinian Arab terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1977 include:

Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets

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The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1977 include:

### Unknown dates

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* The founding of the kibbutz Beit Rimon.

## Births

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* 12 January – Eithan Urbach, swimmer.
* 16 January – Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi, Judoka.
* 10 February – Dudu Tassa, musician
* 17 March – Rana Raslan, the first Israeli Arab to be crowned Miss Israel.
* 5 April - Jonathan Erlich, tennis player
* 12 July – Yonit Levi, TV news anchorwoman.
* 13 July - Jonah Lotan, actor
* 6 September – Amos Tamam, actor
* 12 September – Idan Raichel, musician
* 19 September – Lior Lubin, basketball player and professional basketball coach (died 2024)
* 12 October – Miri Bohadana, model and actress
* 17 October - Dudu Aouate, footballer
* 22 November – The Shadow, rapper

## Deaths

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* 3 January – Avraham Ofer (born 1922), Polish-born Israeli politician.
* 20 February – Baruch Uziel (born 1901), Ottoman (Thessaloniki)-born Israeli politician
* 6 March – Shmuel Stoller (born 1898), Russian-born Israeli agronomist and an early member of the Zionist movement.
* 19 May – Aviad Yafeh (born 1923), diplomat and politician.
* 6 July – Ödön Pártos (born 1907) Hungarian-born Israeli violist and composer.
* 11 July – Yitzhak Danziger (born 1916), German-born Israeli sculptor.
* 13 November – Gertrud Kraus (born 1901), Austrian-born Israeli choreographer and dance pioneer.
* 21 September – Ben-Zion Halfon (born 1930), Libyan-born Israeli politician.

## See also

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* 1977 in Israeli film
* 1977 in Israeli television
* 1977 in Israeli music
* 1977 in Israeli sport
* Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

## References

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1. ^ "1977 Israel – Ahava hi shir lishnaim". Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

## External links

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