2018 in Israel

Israel-related events during the year of 2018

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The following lists events in the year 2018 in Israel.

Incumbents

Events

January

  • 2 January – Israel announces plans to deport African migrants who reside in the country illegally, with 90 days given to either leave the country or face imprisonment.[1]

February

March

April

May

12 May: Netta Barzilai performs the song Toy, which wins the Eurovision Song Contest.
14 May: The Embassy of the United States is opened in Jerusalem.

June

July

  • July 12 – Start of the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship in Netanya
  • July 19 – Israel incorporated in its basic laws a declaration of the country as the "nation-state of the Jewish people."[12]

September

October

November

  • November 11 – November Gaza–Israel clashes

December

  • December 4 – The Israeli military launched Operation Northern Shield to destroy cross-border tunnels built by Hezbollah along Israel's border with Lebanon.[14]
  • December 21 – Israel announced its departure from UNESCO, citing bias.[15]

Deaths

Aharon Appelfeld
Ephraim Stern
Amos Oz

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Israel: African migrants told to leave or face imprisonment". BBC News. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ^ "TEN YOUTH DEAD IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL FLASH FLOODS". Jerusalem Post.
  3. ^ "Netanyahu: Iran Nuclear Deal Is Based on Lies – Here's the Proof". Haaretz.
  4. ^ "Trump pulls US out of Iran deal". BBC News. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  5. ^ "PROJECTILES FIRED TOWARDS ISRAELI FORWARD DEFENSIVE LINE IN THE GOLAN". Jerusalem Post. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
    Chamberlain, Samuel (9 May 2018). "Iran forces launch missiles at Israel from Syria, IDF says". Fox News. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ Judah Ari Gross (10 May 2018). "'Operation House of Cards,' the IAF mission to cripple Iran's presence in Syria". Times of Israel. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  7. ^ Netta Barzilai brings Eurovision win to Israel, Ynet News, 13 May 2018.
  8. ^ Israeli joy, Palestinian fury over U.S. embassy launch in Jerusalem, Reuters, 14 May 2018.
  9. ^ Security Cabinet now authorized to declare war, Ynet News, 23 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli PM, charged with fraud". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  11. ^ "Prince William in Israel: All the Details on the First-ever Royal Visit". Haaretz. 2018-06-25.
  12. ^ New York Times: Israeli Law Declares the Country the ‘Nation-State of the Jewish People’
  13. ^ "Israel opens high-speed rail link between Tel Aviv airport and Jerusalem". Reuters. 2018-09-25.
  14. ^ "Israel targets Hezbollah 'terror tunnels'". BBC News. 4 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Israel to withdraw from UNESCO, following US". Ynet News. 22 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Décès de l'écrivain israélien Aharon Appelfeld, survivant de la Shoah". lemonde.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  17. ^ Sterni, Itai; Asheri, Mia (6 January 2018). "מתה בתיה עוזיאל, אשת הטלוויזיה והאמנות" [Batya Uziel, the woman of television and art, died]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  18. ^ פרופ' אפרים שטרן הלך לעולמו (in Hebrew)
  19. ^ "השר לשירותי דת דוד אזולאי הלך לעולמו בגיל 64". 30 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Rona Ramon, widow of astronaut killed in Space Shuttle Columbia, dies at 54". 17 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Amos Oz, 'Israel's greatest writer,' advocate for peace, dies at 79". The Times of Israel.
  22. ^ "Zvika Levy, Israel Prize-winning 'father of lone soldiers,' dies aged 70". The Times of Israel.
  23. ^ "כדורגלן העבר שייע גלזר הלך לעולמו ביום הולדתו ה-91". 29 December 2018.