The following lists events in the year 2019 in Israel.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

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Reuven Rivlin Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin ( he, רְאוּבֵן "רוּבִי" רִיבְלִין ; born 9 September 1939) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as the tenth president of Israel between 2014 and 2021. He is a member of the Likud party. Riv ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (; ; born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. He is currently serving as Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of ...

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Esther Hayut Esther Hayut (; born 16 October 1953) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel. She was sworn in on 26 October 2017, and is expected to serve as Chief Justice until October 2023. Early life Esther "Esti" Avni was born in Herzliya, Is ...

Chief of General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces ( militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Af ...

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Aviv Kochavi Rav-Aluf (Lieutenant General) Aviv Kochavi ( he, אביב כוכבי; born 23 April 1964) is the Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, having taken the oath of office on January 15, 2019. He was the commander of the Gaza Division, ...

* Government of Israel – 34th government of Israel

Events

January

* January 24 –

2019 Judo Grand Prix Tel Aviv The 2019 Judo Grand Prix Tel Aviv was held in Tel Aviv, Israel, from 24 to 26 January. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External links * {{IJF World Tour Tel Aviv 2019 IJF World Tour 2019 Judo Grand ...

began

March

* March 25 – U.S. President

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

signs Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel.

April

* April 9 – April 2019 Israeli legislative election * April 11 – Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes on the moon.

May

* 3–6 May – Gaza–Israel clashes (May 2019) * 14–18 May – The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is held at the Expo Tel Aviv in Israel. **18 May –

Kobi Marimi Yaakov "Kobi" Marimi ( he, קובי מרימי; born October 8, 1991) is an Israeli singer and actor who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Biography Yaakov (Kobi) Marimi was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a Miz ...

represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “ Home”.

July

* 2–3 July – Ethiopian Jews protest in Israel

September

* September 17 – September 2019 Israeli legislative election

November

* 12–14 November – Gaza–Israel clashes (November 2019)

December

* 12 December — Israel will need to hold its third general election in less than a year. this is totally unprecedented in Israel's history. this is because of the apparent inability of any of the major parties to be able to form a governing coalition that would be decisive under the laws of Israel's parliamentary system. * 20 December —

International Criminal Court investigation in Palestine The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ( ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on 20 December 2019 announced an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed in Palestine by Israeli personnel or members of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups ...

announced by ICC chief prosecutor

Fatou Bensouda Fatou Bom Bensouda (; ; born 31 January 1961) is a Gambian lawyer and former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). She served as Prosecutor from June 2012 to June 2021, after having ...

to investigate alleged breaches by both sides in the

Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world's most enduring conflicts, beginning in the mid-20th century. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, alongside other ef ...

* 31 December – Israel started extraction from the

Leviathan gas field The Leviathan gas field is a large natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel, south-west of the Tamar gas field. The gas field is roughly west of Haifa in waters deep in the Levantine basin, a rich hydrocarbon area in ...

Deaths

* 7 January – Moshe Arens (b. 1925), aeronautical engineer, diplomat and politician. * 25 January – Meshulam Riklis (b.1923), Turkish-born Israeli businessman. * 1 February – Yosef Sorinov (b. 1946), footballer. * 6 February –

Yechiel Eckstein Yechiel Eckstein (; July 11, 1951 – February 6, 2019) was an Israeli American rabbi who founded International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in 1983 and led it for many years. The objectives of the organisation were to support Jews in need ...

(b. 1951), Israeli-American rabbi. * 14 February –

Michael Nudelman Michael Nudelman ( he, מיכאל נודלמן, 30 June 1938 – 14 February 2019) was an Israelis, Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael BaAliyah, Aliyah (political party), Aliyah, the National Union (Israel), Nati ...

(b. 1938), politician. * 17 February –

Ami Maayani Ami Maayani (January 1936 – February 17, 2019) was an Israeli composer. The founder and conductor of the Israel National Youth Orchestra, the Tel Aviv Youth Orchestra, the Haifa Youth Orchestra and the Technion Symphony Orchestra, from 1970 to ...

(b. 1936), composer. * 26 February – (b. 1935), composer. * 11 March –

Yona Atari Yona Atari ( he, יונה עטרי; December 4, 1933 – March 11, 2019) was an Israeli singer and actress. Biography Born in Sana'a and the first out of eight children, Atari and her family moved to Israel when she was three months old. She was ...

(b. 1933), singer and actress. * 11 March –

Danny Ben-Israel Danny Ben-Israel (1944 – 11 March 2019) was an Israeli musician of the late 1960s and early 1970s, producing psychedelic progressive rock with socially concerned lyrics in Hebrew. Early life Ben-Israel was born in Tel Aviv in 1944 and started hi ...

(b. 1944), musician. * 23 March –

Rafi Eitan Rafael Eitan ( he, רפי איתן; 23 November 1926 – 23 March 2019) was an Israeli politician and intelligence officer. He also led Gil and served as Minister of Senior Citizens. He was in charge of the Mossad operation that led to the ar ...

(b. 1926), spy and politician. * 2 May –

Micha Lindenstrauss Micha Lindenstrauss ( he, מיכה לינדנשטראוס) (28 June 1937 – 2 May 2019) was an Israeli judge and the State Comptroller between 2005 and 2012. Biography Micha Lindenstrauss was born in Berlin, Germany. His family immigrated to Ma ...

(b. 1937), judge and State Comptroller. * 4 June –

Nechama Rivlin Nechama Rivlin ( he, נֶחָמָה רִיבְלִין, née Shulman; 5 June 1945 – 4 June 2019) was an Israeli researcher, science secretary, and First Lady of Israel from 2014 to 2019. She worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from ...

(b. 1945),

First Lady of Israel First Lady of Israel is the unofficial title of the wife of the president of Israel. The current first lady of Israel is Michal Herzog, wife of President Isaac Herzog. History There is no official role or office of the first lady of Israel, al ...

. * 7 July –

Ora Namir Ora Namir ( he, אורה נמיר, 1 September 1930 – 7 July 2019) was an Israeli politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Knesset from 1974 until 1996, as well as holding the posts of Minister of the Environment and Minister of L ...

(b. 1930), politician and diplomat. * 18 October

Meir Shamgar Meir Shamgar ( he, מאיר שמגר; August 13, 1925 – October 18, 2019) was the chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1983 to 1995. Biography Meir Shamgar (Sterenberg or Sternberg) was born in the Free City of Danzig (present-da ...

(b. 1925), jurist and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. * 8 December –

Herbert Pundik Herbert Pundik or Nahum Pundak ( he, נחום פונדק; September 23, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was a Danish-Israeli journalist and author. He worked for the newspaper Information and as a correspondent for Danmarks Radio. Since 1965, he worked ...

(b. 1927), Danish-Israeli journalist and author.Tidligere Politiken-chefredaktør Herbert Pundik er død
* 18 December –

Geulah Cohen Geulah Cohen (; 25 December 1925 – 18 December 2019) was an Israeli politician and activist who founded the Tehiya party. She won the Israel Prize in 2003. Between 1974 and 1992, she served as a member of Knesset, initially for Likud. She cha ...

(b. 1925), politician and activist.

References

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...