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Events in the year '''1953 in [[Israel]]'''.
Events in the year '''1953 in Israel'''.


==Incumbents==
==Incumbents==
* [[Prime Minister of Israel]] – [[David Ben-Gurion]] ([[Mapai]])
* [[Prime Minister of Israel]] – [[David Ben-Gurion]] ([[Mapai]])
* [[President of Israel]] – [[Yitzhak Ben-Zvi]]
* [[President of Israel]] – [[Yitzhak Ben-Zvi]]
* [[Chief of General Staff (Israel)|Chief of General Staff]] - [[Mordechai Maklef]] until 6 December, [[Moshe Dayan]]
* [[Supreme Court of Israel|President of the Supreme Court]] &ndash; [[Moshe Smoira]]
* [[Government of Israel]] - [[Fourth government of Israel|4th Government of Israel]]
* [[Chief of General Staff (Israel)|Chief of General Staff]] – [[Mordechai Maklef]] until 6 December, [[Moshe Dayan]]
* [[Government of Israel]] – [[Fourth government of Israel|4th Government of Israel]]


==Events==
==Events==
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* 11 February – The [[Soviet Union]] breaks diplomatic relations with [[Israel]] after an explosion occures in the Soviet embassy building in [[Tel Aviv]] which was planted by the [[Kingdom of Israel (group)|Tzrifin Underground]].
* 11 February – The [[Soviet Union]] breaks diplomatic relations with [[Israel]] after an explosion occurs in the Soviet embassy building in [[Tel Aviv]], which was planted by the [[Kingdom of Israel (group)|Tzrifin Underground]].
* 4 March – The remains of [[Naftali Herz Imber]], a Ukrainian-born Jewish poet who wrote the lyrics of Israel’s national anthem "[[Hatikvah]]", are brought to Israel from New York in accordance with his will.
* 4 March – The remains of [[Naftali Herz Imber]], a Ukrainian-born Jewish poet who wrote the lyrics of Israel's national anthem "[[Hatikvah]]", are brought to Israel from New York in accordance with his will.
* 26 May – Two members of the radical religious Jewish underground organisation [[Brit HaKanaim]] are arrested while on their way to plant an explosive device in [[Ministry of Education (Israel)|Israeli Ministry of Education]] building, in protest against the [[State Education Law (Israel)|State Education Law]] (חוק חינוך ממלכתי).
* 26 May – Two members of the radical religious Jewish underground organisation [[Brit HaKanaim]] are arrested while on their way to plant an explosive device in [[Ministry of Education (Israel)|Israeli Ministry of Education]] building, in protest against the [[State Education Law (Israel)|State Education Law]] (חוק חינוך ממלכתי).
* 20 April – The [[Israel Prize]] is awarded for the first time.
* 20 April – The [[Israel Prize]] is awarded for the first time.
* July – The [[1953 Maccabiah Games]] are held.
* July – The [[1953 Maccabiah Games]] are held.
* 6 August – [[Israeli Air Force]] [[de Havilland Mosquito|Mosquito FB.6]], disappears in flight over the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]]: two crew are missing.<ref name="Aloni">Aloni, Shlomo, "''Last of the Fighting 'Wooden Wonders': The DH Mosquito in Israeli Service''", Air Enthusiast No.83, Stamford, Lincs., UK, September/October 1999, page 44.</ref>
* 6 August – [[Israeli Air Force]] [[de Havilland Mosquito|Mosquito FB.6]], disappears in flight over the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]]: two crew are missing.<ref name="Aloni">Aloni, Shlomo, "Last of the Fighting 'Wooden Wonders': The DH Mosquito in Israeli Service", ''Air Enthusiast'' No. 83, Stamford, Lincs., UK, September/October 1999, p. 44.</ref>
* 12 August – The [[State Education Law (Israel)|State Education Law]] (חוק חינוך ממלכתי) is approved by the [[Knesset]].
* 12 August – The [[State Education Law (Israel)|State Education Law]] (חוק חינוך ממלכתי) is approved by the [[Knesset]].
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* 19 August – [[Yad Vashem]], Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of [[the Holocaust]], is established in [[Jerusalem]] through the ''Yad Vashem Law'' passed by the [[Knesset]].
* 29 August – Three young Israeli men and two young Israeli women who attempt secretly to cross the border into [[Jordan]] in order see the ancient city of [[Petra]] are killed by Jordanian soldiers.
* 29 August – Three young Israeli men and two young Israeli women who attempt secretly to cross the border into [[Jordan]] in order see the ancient city of [[Petra]] are killed by Jordanian soldiers.
* 8 September - The founding of the [[kibbutz]] [[Metzer]].
* 8 September – The founding of the [[kibbutz]] [[Metzer]].
* 22 September - The [[Conquest of the desert exhibition|Conquest of the desert]] world's fair opened in Jerusalem
* 22 September – The [[Conquest of the desert exhibition|Conquest of the desert]] world's fair opened in Jerusalem.
* 28 September - Following military action against the [['Azazme]] bedouin the [[Israeli Defence Force|IDF]] established the kibbutz [[Ktzi'ot Prison|Ktzi'ot]].
* 28 September – Following military action against the [['Azazme]] bedouin the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] established the kibbutz [[Ktzi'ot Prison|Ktzi'ot]].
* 14 October – [[Retribution operations#The main retribution operations|Operation Shoshana]] (מבצע שושנה), also known as [[Qibya massacre]]: Following an attack in which an Israeli mother and her two children are killed, [[Israel Defence Forces|IDF]] forces under the command of [[Ariel Sharon]] attack the Arab village [[Qibya]] in the [[West Bank]], which had been annexed by [[Jordan]] in 1950. Sixty-nine Jordanian citizens are killed during the operation.
* 14 October – [[Retribution operations#The main retribution operations|Operation Shoshana]] (מבצע שושנה), also known as [[Qibya massacre]]: Following an attack in which an Israeli mother and her two children are killed, [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] forces under the command of [[Ariel Sharon]] attack the Arab village [[Qibya]] in the [[West Bank]], which had been annexed by [[Jordan]] in 1950. Sixty-nine Jordanian citizens are killed during the operation.
* 5 November – [[David Ben-Gurion]] announces his intention to resign as [[Prime Minister of Israel]].
* 5 November – [[David Ben-Gurion]] announces his intention to resign as [[Prime Minister of Israel]].
* 6 December – [[Moshe Dayan]] is appointed as the fourth [[Ramatkal|Chief of Staff]] of the [[Israel Defense Forces]].
* 6 December – [[Moshe Dayan]] is appointed as the fourth [[Ramatkal|Chief of Staff]] of the [[Israel Defense Forces]].


=== Israeli–Palestinian conflict ===
=== Israeli–Palestinian conflict ===
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1953 include:
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict that occurred during 1953 include:


'''Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets'''<br>
'''Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets'''<br>
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{{Main|Palestinian political violence#Partition of Palestine to establishment of PLO (1947–1964)|List of attacks against Israeli civilians before 1967}}
{{Main|Palestinian political violence#Partition of Palestine to establishment of PLO (1947–1964)|List of attacks against Israeli civilians before 1967}}
The most prominent [[Palestinian political violence|Palestinian fedayeen terror attack]]s committed against Israelis during 1953 include:
The most prominent [[Palestinian political violence|Palestinian fedayeen attack]]s committed against Israelis during 1953 include:


* 14 April - Armed Palestinian infiltrators tried for the first time to infiltrate Israel by sea, but were unsuccessful. One of the boats was intercepted and the other boat escaped.
* 14 April – Armed Palestinian infiltrators tried for the first time to infiltrate Israel by sea, but were unsuccessful. One of the boats was intercepted and the other boat escaped.
* 25 May - Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, attack an Israeli family in [[Beit Nehemia]], killing a woman and wounding her husband and her two children.
* 25 May – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, attack an Israeli family in [[Beit Nehemia]], killing a woman and wounding her husband and her two children.
* 7 June - Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, attacked residential areas in southern Jerusalem, killing a youngster and wounding three others.
* 7 June – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, attacked residential areas in southern Jerusalem, killing a youngster and wounding three others.
* 9 June - Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, attacked a farming community near [[Lod]], and killed one of the residents. The gunmen threw hand grenades and sprayed gunfire in all directions. On the same night, another group of terrorists attacked a house in the town of [[Hadera]]. This occurred a day after Israel and Jordan signed an agreement, with UN mediation, in which Jordan undertook to prevent terrorists from crossing into Israel from Jordanian territory.
* 9 June – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, attacked a farming community near [[Lod]], and killed one of the residents. The gunmen threw hand grenades and sprayed gunfire in all directions. On the same night, another group of terrorists attacked a house in the town of [[Hadera]]. This occurred a day after Israel and Jordan signed an agreement, with UN mediation, in which Jordan undertook to prevent terrorists from crossing into Israel from Jordanian territory.
* 10 June - Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, enter kibbutz [[Mishmar Ayalon]] and kill a 19-year-old Israeli woman in her sleep.
* 10 June – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, enter kibbutz [[Mishmar Ayalon]] and kill a 19-year-old Israeli woman in her sleep.
* 11 June - Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, throw [[hand grenade]]s into a young couple's home in the moshav [[Kfar Hess]], killing an Israeli woman and severely wounding her husband.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Palestinian+terror+before+2000/Which+Came+First-+Terrorism+or+Occupation+-+Major.htm Major Arab Terrorist Attacks against Israelis Prior to the 1967 Six-Day War] Israel Ministry of Foreign Affiairs website. Retrieved 13 April 2011</ref>
* 11 June – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, throw [[hand grenade]]s into a young couple's home in the moshav [[Kfar Hess]], killing an Israeli woman and severely wounding her husband.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Palestinian+terror+before+2000/Which+Came+First-+Terrorism+or+Occupation+-+Major.htm Major Arab Terrorist Attacks against Israelis Prior to the 1967 Six-Day War] Israel Ministry of Foreign Affiairs website. Retrieved 13 April 2011</ref>
* 2 September - Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, throw [[hand grenade]]s in all directions in the neighborhood of [[Katamon]], in the heart of Jerusalem. No one was hurt.
* 2 September – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, throw [[hand grenade]]s in all directions in the neighborhood of [[Katamon]], in the heart of Jerusalem. No one was hurt.
* 12 October - [[Yehud attack]]: Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, throw hand grenades into a home in the [[Yehud]], killing two young children (a 3-year-old girl and a one-and-a-half year old boy).
* 12 October – [[Yehud attack]]: Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, throw hand grenades into a home in the [[Yehud, Israel|Yehud]], killing two young children (a 3-year-old girl and a one-and-a-half-year old boy).


'''Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets'''<br>
'''Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets'''<br>
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The most prominent Israeli military [[counter-terrorism]] operations ([[military campaign]]s and [[military operations]]) carried out against [[Palestinian militants]] during 1953 include:
The most prominent Israeli military [[counter-terrorism]] operations ([[military campaign]]s and [[military operations]]) carried out against [[Palestinian militants]] during 1953 include:
* 25 February - [[Al-Burj, Ramla|Al Burj]]: An IDF patrol shoot dead and mutilate bodies of five shepherds. 177 sheep confiscated.<ref>Morris, Benny (1993) ''Israel's Border Wars, 1949 - 1956. Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War''. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-827850-0. Pages 171-172. Quotes American vice-consul: "this particular incident seems to have a rather unusual quality of brutality about it."</ref>
* 25 February – [[Al-Burj, Ramla|Al Burj]]: An IDF patrol shoot dead and mutilate bodies of five shepherds. Sheep numbering 177 confiscated.<ref>Morris, Benny (1993) ''Israel's Border Wars, 1949–1956. Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War''. Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-827850-0}}. pp. 171-172. Quotes American vice-consul: "this particular incident seems to have a rather unusual quality of brutality about it."</ref>
* 28 February - Near [[Beit Jibrin]]: IDF execute five smugglers from the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>Morris. Page 172.</ref>
* 28 February – Near [[Bayt Jibrin]]: IDF execute five smugglers from the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>Morris. p. 172.</ref>
* February/ - 12 March to 15 infiltrators from the Gaza Strip killed when they trigger a 50&nbsp;kg TNT booby-trap whilst trying to steal water pipelines near [[Yad Mordechai]].<ref>Morris, Benny (1993) ''Israel's Border Wars, 1949 - 1956. Arab infiltration, Israeli retaliation, and the countdown to the Suez War''. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-827850-0. Page 134.</ref>
* February – 12 March to 15<!--this is messed up--> infiltrators from the Gaza Strip killed when they trigger a 50&nbsp;kg TNT booby-trap while trying to steal water pipelines near [[Yad Mordechai]].<ref>Morris, Benny (1993) ''Israel's Border Wars, 1949–1956. Arab infiltration, Israeli retaliation, and the countdown to the Suez War''. Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-827850-0}}. p. 134.</ref>
* 22 April - [[Israel Defence Force|IDF]] snipers in [[West Jerusalem]] open fire across the armistice line killing six.<ref>Morris. Page 221.</ref>
* 22 April – [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] snipers in [[West Jerusalem]] open fire across the armistice line killing six.<ref>Morris. p. 221.</ref>
* 11 August - Armoured 7th Brigade kill 6 in a wide ranging attack around [[Surif]], [[Wadi Fukin]] and [[Beit Aula]].<ref>Morris. Page 225.</ref>
* 11 August – Armoured 7th Brigade kill 6 in a wide-ranging attack around [[Surif]], [[Wadi Fukin]] and [[Beit Aula]].<ref>Morris. p. 225.</ref>
* 28 August - [[Unit 101]]'s first combat operation. An attack on [[Bureij|Bureij refugee camp]] kills 20 refugees including 7 women and five children.<ref>Morris. Page 242.</ref>
* 28 August – [[Unit 101]]'s first combat operation. An attack on [[Bureij|Bureij refugee camp]] kills 20 refugees including 7 women and five children.<ref>Morris. p. 242.</ref>


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The following events took place during 1953 (dates not specified):
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* [[Yad Vashem]], Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of [[the Holocaust]], is established at<br>the foot of [[Mount Herzl]] in [[Jerusalem]] through the ''Yad Vashem Law'' passed by the [[Knesset]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Avital]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Avital]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Brosh]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Brosh, Israel|Brosh]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Dishon]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Dishon]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Menuha]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Menuha]].
* The founding of the city [[Migdal HaEmek]]
* The founding of the city [[Migdal HaEmek]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Mlilot]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Mlilot]].
* The founding of the [[Community settlement (Israel)|community settlement]] [[Neve Monosson]]
* The founding of the [[Community settlement (Israel)|community settlement]] [[Neve Monosson]].
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* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Pa'amei Tashaz]].
* The founding of the [[moshav]] [[Pa'amei Tashaz]].
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==Notable births==
==Births==
* 7 January – [[Uri Savir]], Israeli diplomat and politician (died 2022).
* 31 March – [[Ehud Banai]], Israeli singer.
* 31 March – [[Ehud Banai]], Israeli singer.
* 5 April – [[Raleb Majadele]], Israeli Arab politician who became Israel's first Muslim minister.
* 5 April – [[Raleb Majadele]], Israeli Arab politician who became Israel's first Muslim minister.
* 11 April – [[Adi Talmor]], Israeli journalist and news presenter (died 2011).
* 11 April – [[Adi Talmor]], Israeli journalist and news presenter (died 2011).
* 14 June – [[Hana Laszlo]], Israeli actress and comedienne.
* 14 June – [[Hana Laszlo]], Israeli actress and comedian.
* 29 December – [[Gali Atari]], Israeli singer.
* 29 December – [[Gali Atari]], Israeli singer.
* Undated

** [[Shuka Glotman]], mixed-media artist.
==Notable deaths==
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==Major public holidays==
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==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
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Events

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Israeli–Palestinian conflict

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The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict that occurred during 1953 include:

Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets

Main articles: Palestinian political violence § Partition of Palestine to establishment of PLO (1947–1964), and List of attacks against Israeli civilians before 1967

The most prominent Palestinian fedayeen attacks committed against Israelis during 1953 include:

  • 14 April – Armed Palestinian infiltrators tried for the first time to infiltrate Israel by sea, but were unsuccessful. One of the boats was intercepted and the other boat escaped.
  • 25 May – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, attack an Israeli family in Beit Nehemia, killing a woman and wounding her husband and her two children.
  • 7 June – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, attacked residential areas in southern Jerusalem, killing a youngster and wounding three others.
  • 9 June – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, attacked a farming community near Lod, and killed one of the residents. The gunmen threw hand grenades and sprayed gunfire in all directions. On the same night, another group of terrorists attacked a house in the town of Hadera. This occurred a day after Israel and Jordan signed an agreement, with UN mediation, in which Jordan undertook to prevent terrorists from crossing into Israel from Jordanian territory.
  • 10 June – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, enter kibbutz Mishmar Ayalon and kill a 19-year-old Israeli woman in her sleep.
  • 11 June – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, throw hand grenades into a young couple's home in the moshav Kfar Hess, killing an Israeli woman and severely wounding her husband.[2]
  • 2 September – Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, throw hand grenades in all directions in the neighborhood of Katamon, in the heart of Jerusalem. No one was hurt.
  • 12 October – Yehud attack: Armed Palestinian Arab militants, who infiltrated to Israel from Jordan, throw hand grenades into a home in the Yehud, killing two young children (a 3-year-old girl and a one-and-a-half-year old boy).

Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets

The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1953 include:

  • 25 February – Al Burj: An IDF patrol shoot dead and mutilate bodies of five shepherds. Sheep numbering 177 confiscated.[3]
  • 28 February – Near Bayt Jibrin: IDF execute five smugglers from the Gaza Strip.[4]
  • February – 12 March to 15 infiltrators from the Gaza Strip killed when they trigger a 50 kg TNT booby-trap while trying to steal water pipelines near Yad Mordechai.[5]
  • 22 April – IDF snipers in West Jerusalem open fire across the armistice line killing six.[6]
  • 11 August – Armoured 7th Brigade kill 6 in a wide-ranging attack around Surif, Wadi Fukin and Beit Aula.[7]
  • 28 August – Unit 101's first combat operation. An attack on Bureij refugee camp kills 20 refugees including 7 women and five children.[8]

Unspecified dates

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The following events took place during 1953 (dates not specified):

Births

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  • 7 January – Uri Savir, Israeli diplomat and politician (died 2022).
  • 31 March – Ehud Banai, Israeli singer.
  • 5 April – Raleb Majadele, Israeli Arab politician who became Israel's first Muslim minister.
  • 11 April – Adi Talmor, Israeli journalist and news presenter (died 2011).
  • 14 June – Hana Laszlo, Israeli actress and comedian.
  • 29 December – Gali Atari, Israeli singer.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aloni, Shlomo, "Last of the Fighting 'Wooden Wonders': The DH Mosquito in Israeli Service", Air Enthusiast No. 83, Stamford, Lincs., UK, September/October 1999, p. 44.
  2. ^ Major Arab Terrorist Attacks against Israelis Prior to the 1967 Six-Day War Israel Ministry of Foreign Affiairs website. Retrieved 13 April 2011
  3. ^ Morris, Benny (1993) Israel's Border Wars, 1949–1956. Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-827850-0. pp. 171-172. Quotes American vice-consul: "this particular incident seems to have a rather unusual quality of brutality about it."
  4. ^ Morris. p. 172.
  5. ^ Morris, Benny (1993) Israel's Border Wars, 1949–1956. Arab infiltration, Israeli retaliation, and the countdown to the Suez War. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-827850-0. p. 134.
  6. ^ Morris. p. 221.
  7. ^ Morris. p. 225.
  8. ^ Morris. p. 242.
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