5 February 1972Agreement on Sell 42 F-4 Phantom jets to IsraelGolda Meir
The United States agrees to sell 42 F-4 Phantom jets to Israel
Historical records for Israel in 1972, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The United States agrees to sell 42 F-4 Phantom jets to Israel
Sabena aircraft at Lod Intl, Tel Aviv, is captured by Palestinians
Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel
Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel
Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel
German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel
Meir appeals to other countries to "save our citizens and condemn the unspeakable criminal acts committed"
Massacre of 11 Israeli athletes
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"
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
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
Israeli planes bomb Palestinian targets in Syria and Lebanon
Israeli planes bomb Palestinian targets in Syria and Lebanon
Israeli planes bomb Palestinian targets in Syria and Lebanon
A Black September letter bomb kills Ami Shehori, a Israeli attache at the embassy in London
A Black September letter bomb kills Ami Shehori, a Israeli attache at the embassy in London
A Black September letter bomb kills Ami Shehori, a Israeli attache at the embassy in London
A Black September letter bomb kills Ami Shehori, a Israeli attache at the embassy in London
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
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
Two days after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Israel retaliated by bombing ten PLO bases in Syria and Lebanon
This record states: 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.
This record states: 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.
This record states: 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.
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
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
This record states: 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.
This record states: 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.
This record states: 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.
Authorized by Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the autumn of 1972, the operation is believed to have continued for over twenty years.
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", 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.
The targets were members of the Palestinian armed militant group Black September and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) operatives.
This record states: 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.
This record states: 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.
This record states: 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.
Two days after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Israel retaliated by bombing ten PLO bases in Syria and Lebanon.
This record states: 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.
This record states: 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.
This record states: 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.
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
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
Israel establishes two army posts in Gaza, which later become the communities of Netzarim and Kfar Darom
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
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