International Accord
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin are named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord
Role range: 1977-1983
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Menachem Begin Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Menachem Begin through 114 dated historical records for Israel.
Menachem Begin, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1979
Peace Treaty
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin are named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord
Role range: 1977-1983
Alma
Israel returns the Alma oil field in A-Tour to Egypt
Role range: 1977-1983
Israel returns the Alma oil field in A-Tour to Egypt
Israel returns the Alma oil field in A-Tour to Egypt
Role range: 1977-1983
Black September
During what became known as Operation Wrath of God, at least one Mossad unit had assassinated eight PLO members in reprisal for the Black September attack at Munich in 1972
Role range: 1977-1983
Bombing of Nahariya
Samir Kantar kills three Israelis in the northern city of Nahariya
Role range: 1977-1983
Mossad
During what became known as Operation Wrath of God, at least one Mossad unit had assassinated eight PLO members in reprisal for the Black September attack at Munich in 1972
Role range: 1977-1983
Operation Wrath of God
During what became known as Operation Wrath of God, at least one Mossad unit had assassinated eight PLO members in reprisal for the Black September attack at Munich in 1972
Role range: 1977-1983
1980
Air and Communications Agreement
Begin agrees that civilian flights, telephone lines and postal services will open during normalisation.
Role range: 1977-1983
Aswan Summit
Begin and Sadat agree to proceed with ambassadors, air links, telephone services and postal relations.
Role range: 1977-1983
Diplomatic Mission
Egypt and Israel exchange Ambassadors for the 1st time
Role range: 1977-1983
Capital
The Israeli Knesset passes a law reaffirming all of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state
Role range: 1977-1983
Jewish State
The Israeli Knesset passes a law reaffirming all of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state
Role range: 1977-1983
Rule of Jerusalem
The Israeli Knesset passes a law reaffirming all of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state
Role range: 1977-1983
Capital
The United Nations Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is its capital
Role range: 1977-1983
International Declaration at Jerusalem
The United Nations Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is its capital
Role range: 1977-1983
Rule of Jerusalem
The United Nations Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is its capital
Role range: 1977-1983
UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is its capital
Role range: 1977-1983
1981
Fighting breaks out between Lebanese christian militia & Syrian peacekeeping troops
Fighting breaks out between Lebanese christian militia & Syrian peacekeeping troops
Role range: 1977-1983
Syria installs Russian made surface-to-air missiles in Lebanon
Syria installs Russian made surface-to-air missiles in Lebanon
Role range: 1977-1983
Bombing of Iraq
Israeli planes bomb a nuclear power plant near Iraq, the act is condemned by the UN
Role range: 1977-1983
Bombing of Osirak
Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroy a nuclear power plant in Iraq at Osirak, Iraq, before it goes into operation, a facility the Israelis charged could have been used to make nuclear weapons
Role range: 1977-1983
Ceasefire
Israel & the PLO endorse ceasefire agreements
Role range: 1977-1983
Peace
Israel & the PLO endorse ceasefire agreements
Role range: 1977-1983
Election
Elections for the tenth Knesset are held despite last minute polls suggesting a victory for Shimon Peres' Alignment
Role range: 1977-1983
Election
Menachem Begin's Likud wins by just one seat, voter turnout is 77.8%
Role range: 1977-1983
Bombing of Beirut
Israeli bombers destroy PLO/al-Fatah headquarters in Beirut
Role range: 1977-1983
Capture of Golan Heights
Israel annexes the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967, Parliament approves the annexation of the Golan Heights with legislation in one day
Role range: 1977-1983
Golan Heights Law Introduced
The government of Menachem Begin advanced legislation extending Israeli law, jurisdiction, and administration to the Golan Heights, despite continuing Syrian claims.
Role range: 1977-1983
Knesset Enacts Golan Heights Law
The Knesset enacted the Golan Heights Law, applying Israeli civil law to the occupied plateau in a move widely treated internationally as annexation.
Role range: 1977-1983
Rule of Golan Heights
Israel annexes the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967, Parliament approves the annexation of the Golan Heights with legislation in one day
Role range: 1977-1983
UN Rejects Change in Status
United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 declared the Israeli decision to impose its laws on the occupied Syrian Golan null and void and without international legal effect.
Role range: 1977-1983
Syrian and International Opposition
Israel faced diplomatic condemnation after its unilateral extension of domestic law to the Golan Heights, which Syria continued to claim as its territory.
Role range: 1977-1983
Arab League
Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia proposes an 8-point peace plan to end the Arabi conflict, it is adopted by the Arab League after some controversy
Role range: 1977-1983
Diplomatic Proposal
Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia proposes an 8-point peace plan to end the Arabi conflict, it is adopted by the Arab League after some controversy
Role range: 1977-1983
Peace
Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia proposes an 8-point peace plan to end the Arabi conflict, it is adopted by the Arab League after some controversy
Role range: 1977-1983
1982
Administration After Golan Law
Following the 1981 law, Israeli authorities continued administering the occupied plateau under Israeli law despite the Security Council rejecting the legal change in its status.
Role range: 1977-1983
Bombing of PLO
Strikes the PLO in Lebanon as retaliation for PLO guerrilla activities within Israel
Role range: 1977-1983
Camp David Agreement
In accordance with Camp David agreements, Israel completes the Sinai withdrawal
Role range: 1977-1983
Rule of Sinai
In accordance with Camp David agreements, Israel completes the Sinai withdrawal
Role range: 1977-1983
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.