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1972 in Israel
Explore 49 historical events and records for Israel in 1972.
Historical records for Israel in 1972
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May
Siege of Tel Aviv
Sabena aircraft at Lod Intl, Tel Aviv, is captured by Palestinians
Black September
Israeli commandos rescued most passengers aboard Sabena Flight 571 after Palestinian militants hijacked the aircraft and landed it at Lod Airport. The episode preceded the Munich Olympic attack and highlighted Israeli concerns about attacks on civilian aviation.
Japanese Red Army
Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel
Red Army
Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel
Siege of Lod
Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel
June
Visit to Israel
German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel
September
Black September
Black September gunmen entered the Olympic Village and took members of the Israeli team hostage. Prime Minister Golda Meir’s government confronted an international crisis as German authorities negotiated with the attackers.
Black September
Meir appeals to other countries to "save our citizens and condemn the unspeakable criminal acts committed"
Massacre
Massacre of 11 Israeli athletes
Siege of Munich
Terror strikes the Munich Olympic games in West Germany as Arab guerrillas attack the Israeli delegation, Palestinian terrorists kill 2 athletes and take 9 others and their coaches hostage. Meir appeals to other countries to "save our citizens and condemn the unspeakable criminal acts committed"
Siege of Munich
Fencing coach Andre Spitzer, who spoke fluent German, and shooting coach Kehat Shorr, the senior member of the Israeli delegation, had a brief conversation with German officials while standing at the second-floor window of the besieged building
Siege of Munich
Fencing coach Andre Spitzer, who spoke fluent German, and shooting coach Kehat Shorr, the senior member of the Israeli delegation, had a brief conversation with German officials while standing at the second-floor window of the besieged building
Black September
An attempted rescue at Fürstenfeldbruck air base ended with the deaths of the remaining Israeli hostages and a German police officer. The outcome intensified Israeli demands for action against the network behind the Olympic attack.
Black September
Israeli planes bomb Palestinian targets in Syria and Lebanon
Bombing of Lebanon
Israeli planes bomb Palestinian targets in Syria and Lebanon
Bombing of Syria
Israeli planes bomb Palestinian targets in Syria and Lebanon
Assassination of Ami Shehori
A Black September letter bomb kills Ami Shehori, a Israeli attache at the embassy in London
Assassination of Ami Shehori
A Black September letter bomb kills Ami Shehori, a Israeli attache at the embassy in London
Black September
A Black September letter bomb kills Ami Shehori, a Israeli attache at the embassy in London
Black September
A letter bomb sent during a campaign targeting Israeli diplomatic missions killed embassy agricultural attaché Ami Shachori in London. The attack formed part of the violence attributed to the Black September Organization in the aftermath of Munich.
Black September
A Black September letter bomb kills Ami Shehori, a Israeli attache at the embassy in London
Black September
After the killings in Munich, Golda Meir’s government authorized covert operations against people Israeli intelligence identified as involved in Palestinian militant attacks. The ensuing campaign became widely known as Operation Wrath of God.
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Black September
Israel responds to the Munich massacre with Operation Spring of Youth and Operation Wrath of God, a series of Israeli air strikes and assassinations of those Israel claimed were planners of the killings. Following the Munich attack, the Israeli Government, headed by Prime Minister Golda Meir, orders Mossad to hunt down those known to have been involved, Operation Bayonet
Black September
The Munich attackers demand the release and safe passage to Egypt of 234 Palestinians and non-Arabs jailed in Israel, along with two German terrorists held by the German penitentiary system, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof
Bombing of PLO
Two days after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Israel retaliated by bombing ten PLO bases in Syria and Lebanon
Committee X
Golda Meir created Committee X, a small group of Government officials tasked with formulating an Israeli response, with herself and Defence Minister Moshe Dayan at the head.
Committee X
She also appointed General Aharon Yariv as her Advisor on Counterterrorism; he, along with Mossad Director Zvi Zamir, took the principal role in directing the ensuing operation.
Committee X
The committee came to the conclusion that, to deter future violent incidents against Israel, they needed to assassinate those who had supported or carried out the Munich massacre, and in dramatic fashion.
Mossad
Following the Munich attack, the Israeli Government, headed by Prime Minister Golda Meir, orders Mossad to hunt down those known to have been involved, Operation Bayonet
Munich Massacre
Israel responds to the Munich massacre with Operation Spring of Youth and Operation Wrath of God, a series of Israeli air strikes and assassinations of those Israel claimed were planners of the killings
Operation Bayonet
Golda Meir created Committee X, a small group of Government officials tasked with formulating an Israeli response, with herself and Defence Minister Moshe Dayan at the head.
Operation Bayonet
She also appointed General Aharon Yariv as her Advisor on Counterterrorism; he, along with Mossad Director Zvi Zamir, took the principal role in directing the ensuing operation.
Operation Bayonet
The committee came to the conclusion that, to deter future violent incidents against Israel, they needed to assassinate those who had supported or carried out the Munich massacre, and in dramatic fashion.
Operation Bayonet
Authorized by Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the autumn of 1972, the operation is believed to have continued for over twenty years.
Operation Bayonet
Following the Munich attack, the Israeli Government, headed by Prime Minister Golda Meir, orders Mossad to hunt down those known to have been involved, Operation Bayonet.
Operation Bayonet
Golda Meir created Committee X, a small group of Government officials tasked with formulating an Israeli response, with herself and Defence Minister Moshe Dayan at the head.
Operation Bayonet
Operation "Bayonet", a covert operation directed by the Mossad to assassinate individuals suspected of being involved in the 1972 Munich massacre in which 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were killed.
Operation Bayonet
She also appointed General Aharon Yariv as her Advisor on Counterterrorism; he, along with Mossad Director Zvi Zamir, took the principal role in directing the ensuing operation.
Operation Bayonet
The committee came to the conclusion that, to deter future violent incidents against Israel, they needed to assassinate those who had supported or carried out the Munich massacre, and in dramatic fashion.
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