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Israel in 1995

Historical records for Israel in 1995, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

54Records
25Events
10Named people
8Places
6Categories

Historical records

February

2 February 1995Conference of CairoYitzhak Rabin

Cairo · Government / Government of Israel

The leaders of Egypt, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians hold an unprecedented summit in Cairo to try to revive the Mideast peace process

March

9 March 1995Bombing of GazaYitzhak Rabin

Gaza · Government / Government of Israel

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

9 March 1995Bombing of GazaYitzhak Rabin

Gaza · Religion / Islam

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

9 March 1995HamasYitzhak Rabin

Gaza · Government / Government of Israel

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

9 March 1995HamasYitzhak Rabin

Gaza · Religion / Islam

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

July

24 July 1995Bombing of Tel AvivYitzhak Rabin

Tel Aviv · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a crowded commuter bus in Tel Aviv and kills six Israelis and wounded 28, Hamas take responsibility

24 July 1995Bombing of Tel AvivEzer Weissman

Tel Aviv · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a crowded commuter bus in Tel Aviv and kills six Israelis and wounded 28, Hamas take responsibility

24 July 1995HamasYitzhak Rabin

Tel Aviv · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a crowded commuter bus in Tel Aviv and kills six Israelis and wounded 28, Hamas take responsibility

24 July 1995HamasEzer Weissman

Tel Aviv · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a crowded commuter bus in Tel Aviv and kills six Israelis and wounded 28, Hamas take responsibility

24 July 1995SuicideYitzhak Rabin

Tel Aviv · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a crowded commuter bus in Tel Aviv and kills six Israelis and wounded 28, Hamas take responsibility

24 July 1995SuicideEzer Weissman

Tel Aviv · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a crowded commuter bus in Tel Aviv and kills six Israelis and wounded 28, Hamas take responsibility

August

21 August 1995Bombing of JerusalemYitzhak Rabin

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility

21 August 1995Bombing of JerusalemEzer Weissman

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility

21 August 1995HamasYitzhak Rabin

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility

21 August 1995HamasEzer Weissman

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility

21 August 1995SuicideYitzhak Rabin

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility

21 August 1995SuicideEzer Weissman

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

A Palestinian suicide bomber blows up a bus in Jerusalem and kills 4 Israelis, 1 American, and wounded more than 100 people, Hamas take responsibility

September

24 September 1995Oslo IIUri Savir

Taba · Government / Labor Party Government

Participates in final talks at Taba that complete the text of the Interim Agreement before the Washington signing.

24 September 1995Rule of West BankShimon Peres

West Bank · Government / Government of Israel

Israelis and Palestinians agree on transferring the West Bank to Arabs

24 September 1995Rule of West BankYitzhak Rabin

West Bank · Government / Government of Israel

Israel and the PLO initial an agreement for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank following US mediation

24 September 1995Rule of West BankEzer Weissman

Taba · Government / Government of Israel

Rabin and the PLO under Arafat, sign a pact, Oslo II, in Taba, Egypt, ending nearly three decades of Israeli occupation of West Bank cities

24 September 1995Rule of West BankEzer Weissman

West Bank · Government / Government of Israel

Rabin and the PLO under Arafat, sign a pact, Oslo II, in Taba, Egypt, ending nearly three decades of Israeli occupation of West Bank cities. Israel and the PLO initial an agreement for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank following US mediation

24 September 1995Treaty of OsloEzer Weissman

Taba · Government / Government of Israel

Rabin and the PLO under Arafat, sign a pact, Oslo II, in Taba, Egypt, ending nearly three decades of Israeli occupation of West Bank cities

28 September 1995Oslo IIShimon Peres

Washington · Government / Labor Party Government

Supports the signing of the Interim Agreement as part of the Oslo process and its planned transfer of powers.

28 September 1995Oslo IIYitzhak Rabin

Washington · Government / Labor Party Government

Signs the Interim Agreement dividing West Bank areas and extending Palestinian Authority powers.

28 September 1995Oslo IIYitzhak Rabin

Washington · Government / Labor Party Government

Signs the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement, extending Palestinian self-government and dividing the West Bank into Areas A, B and C.

28 September 1995Oslo TwoShimon Peres

Washington · Government / Government of Israel

Peres supports the second major Oslo agreement as it divides West Bank authority into administrative areas

28 September 1995Oslo TwoYitzhak Rabin

Washington · Government / Government of Israel

Rabin signs the Interim Agreement at the White House

28 September 1995Rule of West BankYitzhak Rabin

West Bank · Government / Government of Israel

The Israeli Parliament approves a pact with Palestine by a slim 61-to-59 margin, Israels religious right has insisted that God gave "Judea" and "Samaria" to the Jewish people 2,000 years ago and Rabin is a traitor for giving it away. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign an accord to transfer much of the West Bank to the control of its Arab residents

September 1995Oslo IIYossi Beilin

Jerusalem · Government / Labor Party Government

Backs the interim agreement after helping sustain Israeli support for the Oslo negotiating track.

September 1995Oslo IIAmnon Lipkin-Shahak

Jerusalem · Government / Labor Party Government

Prepares Israeli military arrangements for staged redeployment and security coordination under the Interim Agreement.

October

6 October 1995Oslo IIBenjamin Netanyahu

Jerusalem · Government / Likud Opposition

Opposes the Interim Agreement during the Knesset debate, warning that the territorial withdrawals endanger Israeli security.

6 October 1995Oslo IIYossi Sarid

Jerusalem · Government / Labor Party Government

Supports Knesset approval of the Interim Agreement after fierce debate over the future of the West Bank.

10 October 1995Arrest of Two women convicted of anti-Israeli violenceEzer Weissman

Government / Government of Israel

Israel releases 900 Palestinian prisoners but President Ezer Weissman has held up the pardon of two women arrested for antii violence, contravening a core provision of a pact signed in September

10 October 1995Rule of West BankYitzhak Rabin

West Bank · Government / Government of Israel

Israel begins a West Bank pullback and freed hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

November

4 November 1995Assassination of RabinYigal Amir

Tel Aviv · Politics / Right Wing Opposition

Amir assassinates Rabin after opposing the Oslo process and the transfer of territory

4 November 1995Assassination of RabinYitzhak Rabin

Tel Aviv · Government / Government of Israel

Rabin is assassinated by an Israeli extremist opposed to the Oslo process

4 November 1995Assassination of Yitzhak RabinYigal Amir

Government / Government of Israel

Rabin is sssassinated by a right-wing, 27 year old Israeli law student, Yigal Amir, at a Tel Aviv peace rally

4 November 1995Assassination of Yitzhak RabinYitzhak Rabin

Government / Government of Israel

Rabin is sssassinated by a right-wing, 27 year old Israeli law student, Yigal Amir, at a Tel Aviv peace rally

4 November 1995Death of Yitzhak RabinYitzhak Rabin

Government / Government of Israel

Death of Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated

4 November 1995Death of Yitzhak RabinYitzhak Rabin

Tel Aviv · Politics / Labour Party

Death of Yitzhak Rabin

6 November 1995BurialYitzhak Rabin

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

Funeral services were held in Jerusalem for assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, President Clinton led the US delegation, Arab dignitaries also attended, including Jordans King Hussein and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Funeral of assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

12 November 1995Prime Minister of IsraelShimon Peres

Government / Government of Israel

Israels ruling Labor Party unanimously approves Shimon Peres as its new leader, replacing slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Appointed Prime Minister of Israel

12 November 1995Prime Minister of IsraelYitzhak Rabin

Government / Government of Israel

Israels ruling Labor Party unanimously approves Shimon Peres as its new leader, replacing slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

22 November 1995Foreign Secretary of IsraelEhud Barak

Government / Government of Israel

Acting Prime Minister Shimon Peres appoints Ehud Barak, a popular general, to the post of Foreign Minister

22 November 1995Foreign Secretary of IsraelShimon Peres

Government / Government of Israel

Acting Prime Minister Shimon Peres appoints Ehud Barak, a popular general, to the post of Foreign Minister

November 1995Bombing of IsraelShimon Peres

Government / Government of Israel

Lebanese guerrillas of the Hezbollah fire rockets into northern Israel, Israeli warplanes retaliated by hitting rebel strongholds

November 1995HezbollahShimon Peres

Government / Government of Israel

Lebanese guerrillas of the Hezbollah fire rockets into northern Israel, Israeli warplanes retaliated by hitting rebel strongholds

November 1995SuccessionShimon Peres

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

Peres becomes Prime Minister after Rabin's assassination and continues the Oslo process

December

21 December 1995Rule of BethlehemShimon Peres

Bethlehem · Government / Government of Israel

The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control

December 1995Bombing of LebanonShimon Peres

Government / Government of Israel

Israeli warplanes retaliate against rocket attacks with strikes at Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon

Other Events

1995Area AYitzhak Rabin

West Bank · Government / Government of Israel

Oslo Two creates Area A under Palestinian civil and security control in major Palestinian cities

1995Area BYitzhak Rabin

West Bank · Government / Government of Israel

Oslo Two creates Area B with Palestinian civil authority and Israeli security authority

1995Area CYitzhak Rabin

West Bank · Government / Government of Israel

Oslo Two leaves Area C under full Israeli control pending further negotiations

Names involved

Amnon Lipkin-ShahakBenjamin NetanyahuEhud BarakEzer WeissmanShimon PeresUri SavirYigal AmirYitzhak RabinYossi BeilinYossi Sarid

Places involved

BethlehemCairoGazaJerusalemTabaTel AvivWashingtonWest Bank

Provenance

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