4 February – Israeli jet fighters intercept a Libyan civil aircraft over Cyprus and force it to land in Israel.[1]
11 February – After a period of imprisonment of nine years in a Siberianlabor camp, the Soviet-Jewish refusenik and human rights advocate Natan Sharansky and three low-level Western spies are exchanged for Czech spies held in the US, a Soviet spy, a Polish spy and a GDR spy (the latter three held in Western Germany). Sharansky subsequently emigrates to Israel.
30 September – Israeli Mossad agent Cheryl Bentov who befriended Israeli nuclear weapons whistleblowerMordechai Vanunu persuades him to fly to Rome with her on a holiday. Once in Rome, Mossad agents overpower and drug him and carry him to a waiting ship off the coast, which takes him to Israel.
16 October – An Israeli F-4 Phantom, piloted by Yishai Aviram, is inadvertently damaged midair and abandoned, resulting in the capture of flight navigator then-Captain Ron Arad by Amal, the Lebanese Shi'ite militia. To this day, the whereabouts of Arad has not been disclosed by his captors.
^Middle East International No 268, 7 February 1986, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters. Michael Jansen p. 5
^ "1986 Israel – Yavo yom". Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^Arsu, Sebnem; Filkins, Dexter (16 November 2003). "20 in Istanbul Die in Bombings at Synagogues". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
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Events in the year 1986 in Israel 1985 1984 1983 1986 in Israel 1987 1988 1989Decades 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000sSee also History of Israel Timeline of Israel history List of years in Israel Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 2 1 Israeli Palestinian conflict 2 2 Unknown dates 3 Notable births 4 Notable deaths 5 Major public holidays 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksIncumbents EditPresident of Israel Chaim Herzog Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres Alignment until 20 October Yitzhak Shamir Likud President of the Supreme Court Meir Shamgar Chief of General Staff Moshe Levi Government of Israel 21st Government of Israel until 20 October 22nd Government of IsraelEvents EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2010 nbsp Ronald Reagan and Natan Sharansky 10 December 19861 January The New Israeli shekel NIS replaces the old shekel as Israel s official currency 4 February Israeli jet fighters intercept a Libyan civil aircraft over Cyprus and force it to land in Israel 1 11 February After a period of imprisonment of nine years in a Siberian labor camp the Soviet Jewish refusenik and human rights advocate Natan Sharansky and three low level Western spies are exchanged for Czech spies held in the US a Soviet spy a Polish spy and a GDR spy the latter three held in Western Germany Sharansky subsequently emigrates to Israel 16 April Bejski Commission publishes its report 3 May Moti Giladi and Sarah Tzuriel represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Yavo Yom A Day will Come 2 4 June Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel 30 September Israeli Mossad agent Cheryl Bentov who befriended Israeli nuclear weapons whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu persuades him to fly to Rome with her on a holiday Once in Rome Mossad agents overpower and drug him and carry him to a waiting ship off the coast which takes him to Israel 5 October Israeli secret nuclear weapons are revealed by the British newspaper The Sunday Times which publishes an interview with Mordechai Vanunu a former Israeli nuclear technician who revealed details of the program 16 October An Israeli F 4 Phantom piloted by Yishai Aviram is inadvertently damaged midair and abandoned resulting in the capture of flight navigator then Captain Ron Arad by Amal the Lebanese Shi ite militia To this day the whereabouts of Arad has not been disclosed by his captors 20 October The twenty first government is replaced by the twenty second government when Yitzhak Shamir replaces Peres as Prime Minister in accordance with the rotation agreement between the Alignment and Likud 23 October The beginning of experimental broadcasts of the Israeli Channel 2 19 December Carmelit metro shut down for intensive renovation to be reopened in 1992 Israeli Palestinian conflict Edit The most prominent events related to the Israeli Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1986 include Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2010 Main article Palestinian political violence Establishment of PLO to First Intifada 1964 1987 The most prominent Palestinian militant acts and operations committed against Israeli targets during 1986 include 17 April Hindawi affair An attempt to bomb an El Al flight from London to Tel Aviv is foiled 6 22 September Turkish Jews were killed by Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Abu Nidal Organization while attending service at the Neve Shalom Synagogue 3 Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2010 The most prominent Israeli military counter terrorism operations military campaigns and military operations carried out against Palestinian militants during 1986 include Unknown dates Edit The founding of the community settlement Eshhar The founding of the community settlement Kokhav Ya ir Notable births Edit7 January Daphne Leef Israeli activist who is the initiator of the 2011 housing protests in Israel 24 January Raviv Ullman Israeli born American actor 8 February Agam Rodberg Israeli model and actress 3 March Michael Moshonov Israeli actor 10 March Roni Duani Israeli pop singer actress TV host and model 4 June Yahav Winner Israeli filmmaker actor producer and cinematographer died 2023 28 August Gilad Shalit Israeli soldier held as a hostage 1 September Shahar Tzuberi Israeli windsurfer and Olympic bronze medalist Notable deaths Edit8 February Yisrael Galili born 1911 Russian Ukraine born Israeli politician 29 July Dan Pagis born 1930 Romanian Bukovina born Israeli poet lecturer and holocaust survivor Major public holidays EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 See also Edit1986 in Israeli film Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986References Edit Middle East International No 268 7 February 1986 Publishers Lord Mayhew Dennis Walters Michael Jansen p 5 1986 Israel Yavo yom Diggiloo Thrush Retrieved 29 July 2021 Arsu Sebnem Filkins Dexter 16 November 2003 20 in Istanbul Die in Bombings at Synagogues The New York Times Retrieved 20 May 2010 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1986 in Israel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 in Israel amp oldid 1181133194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
