2020 in Israel
List of Israeli events for 2020
Events in the year 2020 in Israel .
Incumbents
Events
23 January: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem.
28 January: US President Donald Trump unveils his Middle East peace plan with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House .
January
March: Drive-through COVID-19 testing is set up (Tel Aviv site shown ).
2 March: Twenty-nine parties compete in the 2020 Israeli legislative election (party ballots shown ).
February
March
April
20 April: Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu announce the formation of a coalition government , which collapses by December.
May
July
July: Israelis protest in Jerusalem against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
August
September
15 September: At the White House , representatives of Israel, the United Arab Emirates , and Bahrain sign agreements establishing diplomatic relations.
October
November
9 November – An IsraAid team arrived in Alta Verapaz , Guatemala, following Hurricane Eta , to provide psychological first aid, medical support and relief items, as well as hygiene kits and water filters to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.[ 37]
December
10 December – Morocco and Israel agree to establish diplomatic relations , and Morocco becomes the sixth Arab country to recognize Israel.[ 38]
12 December – Bhutan establishes diplomatic relations with Israel.[ 39]
20 December – COVID-19 vaccination begins with doses from both Pfizer and Moderna to first immunize healthcare workers, followed by the elderly and others at high-risk.[ 40]
23 December – The 23rd Knesset is dissolved as the deadline to approve the 2020 state budget expires without agreement, requiring elections for the fourth time in less than two years.[ 41]
27 December – A third national lockdown begins since the start of the pandemic in response to a resurgence of COVID-19 infections; most schools remain open.[ 42]
30 December – Former American spy Jonathan Pollard and his wife arrive in Israel.[ 43]
Deaths
4 January – Galia Yishai (b. 1950), Israeli actress and singer.[ 44]
7 January – Peter Wertheimer (b. 1947), wind-instrument musician.[ 45]
12 January – Shlomo Eckstein (b. 1929), professor of economics, Rector (1978—1982) and President (1992–1996) of Bar-Ilan University .[ 46]
21 February – Shlomo Aronson) , (b. 1936), Holocaust historian and professor of political science at Hebrew University of Jerusalem .[ 47]
29 February – Avraham Barkai (b. 1921) historian and researcher of antisemitism .[ 48]
13 March – Menahem Ben (b. 1948), poet, literary critic, and publicist.[ 49]
16 March – Menachem Friedman (b. 1936), sociologist of religious and secular Judaism , professor of sociology at Bar-Ilan University .[ 50]
21 March – Dov Ben-Meir (b. 1927), politician, member of the Knesset (1981–1988).[ 51]
21 March – Yitzhak Yamin (b. 1938), Iraqi-born painter and sculptor.[ 52]
31 March – Mark Azbel (b. 1932), refusenik , solid-state physicist , professor at Tel Aviv University .[ 53]
6 April – Mark Steiner (b. 1942), academic and professor of philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem .[ 54]
7 April – Albert Almoznino (b. 1923), hand shadow artist and author.[ 55]
10 April – Dov Ben-Dov (1927), Israeli Olympic sports shooter (1952 ).[ 56]
12 April – Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron (b. 1941), rabbi and Rishon LeZion .[ 57]
26 April – Gideon Patt (b. 1933), MK and Likud minister.[ 58]
1 May – Reuben Perach (b. 1933), Olympic basketball player (1952 ).[ 59]
2 May – Cheikh Mwijo (b. 1937), Moroccan Jewish and Arabic musician and songwriter.[ 60]
6 May – Nahum Rabinovitch (b. 1928), Orthodox rabbi and posek , head of Yeshivat Birkat Moshe .[ 61]
10 May – Abraham Yakin (b. 1924), Israeli artist.[ 62]
19 May – David Brodman (b.1936), Dutch-Israeli rabbi and peace activist.[ 63]
22 May – Lior Birkan (b. 1963), 17 times Israel woman's champion in swimming events.[ 64]
1 June – Daniel Levy (b. 1930) Israeli Olympic basketball player (1952 ).[ 65]
16 June – Tamar Bornstein-Lazar (b. 1927), children's books author and educator.[ 66]
21 June – Zeev Sternhell (b. 1935), academic and historian.[ 67]
5 July – Naama Tsal (b. 1981), editor and writer.[ 68]
2 August – Yael Renan (b. 1947), writer and translator, winner of the Tchernichovsky Prize for Translation in 1994.[ 69]
7 August – Adin Steinsaltz (b. 1937), rabbi, teacher, philosopher, author, translator and publisher.[ 70]
10 August – Yisroel Moshe Friedman (b. 1955), sixth Hasidic Rebbe of Sadigura .[ 71]
15 August – Ruth Gavison (b. 1945), human rights expert, professor of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and recipient of the Israel Prize .[ 72]
16 August – Gershon Shafat (b. 1927), politician, member of the Knesset (1984–1992).[ 73]
20 August – Zalman Nechemia Goldberg (b. 1931), rabbi, posek , rosh yeshiva, Encyclopedia Talmudit editor and Jerusalem Rabbinical High Court head.[ 74]
24 August – Avner Golasa (b. 1957), soccer player for (Hapoel Kfar Saba ).[ 75]
10 September – Gerald Yakov Blidstein (b. 1938), author, academic, and professor emeritus of Jewish Philosophy, Israel Prize laureate in Jewish philosophy , member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities .[ 76]
20 September – Meron Benvenisti (b. 1934), political scientist, author and deputy mayor of Jerusalem.[ 77]
20 September – Moshe Sharoni (b. 1929), advocate for the rights of the elderly, Member of the Knesset 2006–2009.[ 78]
21 September – Amos Lin (b. 1933), Israeli Olympic basketball player (1952) .[ 79]
26 September – Moshe Efrati (b. 1934), choreographer, founder and artistic director of the Kol Demama Dance Company, and Israel Prize laureate for Dance.[ 80]
2 October – Victor Zalgaller (b. 1920), mathematician in the fields of geometry and optimization .[ 81]
4 October – Mordechai Yissachar Ber Leifer (b. 1955), Hasidic rabbi, third Rebbe of the Pittsburgh Hasidic Dynasty .[ 82]
7 October – Eitan Haber (b. 1940), journalist, author and publicist.[ 83]
8 October – Shlomo Gazit (b. 1926), Israel Defense Forces Major General , Military Intelligence Directorate head, president of Ben-Gurion University , and director-general of the Jewish Agency .[ 84]
9 October – David Refael ben Ami (b. 1950), singer and anthologist of Hasidic melodies.[ 85]
10 October – Amnon Freidberg (b. 1945), entomologist of taxa of flies.[ 86]
12 October – Yehoshua Kenaz (b. 1937), novelist.[ 87]
16 October – Itzhak Ilan (b. 1956), Israel Security Agency official, former deputy director of the Shin Bet .[ 88]
17 October – Michael Strauss (b. 1934), business man and industrialist.[ 89]
18 October – David Kushnir (b. 1931), Israeli Olympic long jumper (1956 , 1960 ), footballer (Hapoel Balfouria ), and athletics coach.[ 90]
20 October – Yehoshua Blau (b. 1919), scholar of Arabic language and literature , professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem .[ 91]
23 October – Yehuda Barkan (b. 1945), actor, screenwriter, film producer and director.[ 92]
6 November – Nathan Zach (b. 1930), academic, poet, Bialik Prize and Israel Prize recipient.[ 93]
8 November – Raphael Hadane (b. 1923), Ethiopian-Israeli religious leader, Kahen of Beta Israel .[ 94]
12 November – Jacob M. Landau (b. 1924), academic, professor emeritus of political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel Prize laureate.[ 95]
14 December – Moshe Mendelbaum (b. 1933), Israeli economist, Governor of the Bank of Israel 1982–1986.[ 96]
16 December – Yaakov Agmon (b. 1929), Israeli theatre producer, manager and director, founder of Beit Lessin Theater .[ 97]
23 December – Rika Zaraï (b. 1938), singer and writer.[ 98]
24 December – Yehuda Henkin (b. 1945), Orthodox rabbi and posek [ 99]
28 December – Moshe Brawer (b. 1919), geographer, mapmaker and Israel Prize winner.[ 100]
30 December – Yehoshua Matza (b. 1931), Israel Bonds CEO, member of Knesset (1984-2002), and former Minister of Health (1996–1999).[ 101]
See also
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^ Renowned Israeli poet and journalist Menahem Ben dies at 71
^ פרופ' מנחם פרידמן הלך לעולמו (in Hebrew)
^ דב בן-מאיר ז"ל (in Hebrew)
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^ Dean of Maale Adumim yeshiva, Rabbi Nahum Rabinovitch passes away at age 92
^ האומן אברהם יכין הלך לעולמו (in Hebrew)
^ Rabbijn David Brodman overleden (in Dutch)
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^ העורכת והסופרת נעמה צאל מתה בגיל 39 (in Hebrew)
^ ד"ר יעל רנן ז"ל (in Hebrew)
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^ Professor Ruth Gavison, recipient of the Israel Prize, dies at 75
^ 1927-2020 | Former Israeli Legislator and Prominent Settlement Leader Gershon Shafat Dies
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^ Knesset Member Moshe Sharoni
^ כדורסלן העבר עמוס לין הלך לעולמו (in Hebrew)
^ "איש פרא מרתק, אינטלקטואל"—הרקדן משה אפרתי מת בגיל 86 (in Hebrew)
^ Скончался В.А.Залгаллер Archived 2020-11-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
^ BD’E – Harav Mordechai Yissocher Ber Leifer, the Pittsburger Rebbe, zy”a
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^ הלך לעולמו ראש אמ"ן לשעבר, שלמה גזית (in Hebrew)
^ ברוך דיין האמת: הזמר המיתולוגי החסיד ברסלב ר’ דוד רפאל פיינשיל (בן עמי) ז”ל (in Hebrew)
^ ד"ר אמנון פרידברג, 1945 - 2020 (in Hebrew)
^ Israeli novelist Yehoshua Kenaz dies at 83
^ Former Shin Bet deputy chief who led fight on West Bank terror dies of COVID-19
^ Israeli business magnet Michael Strauss dies at the age of 86
^ אלוף ישראל בעבר דוד קושניר נפטר בגיל 89 (in Hebrew)
^ חתן פרס ישראל פרופ' יהושע בלאו הלך לעולמו (in Hebrew)
^ "Iconic Israeli actor and director Yehuda Barkan dies of COVID-19 at age 75" . The Times of Israel . October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020 .
^ "Poet and Israel Prize laureate Nathan Zach dies" . Jerusalem Post .
^ Ethiopian High Priest Kes Raphael Hadane passes away
^ Passing of Prof. Jacob M. Landau
^ פרופ׳ משה מנדלבום, לשעבר נגיד בנק ישראל, הלך היום לעולמו בגיל 87 (in Hebrew)
^ Renowned director Yaakov Agmon dies at 91
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^ Hanau, Shira (24 Dec 2020). "Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, pioneer of women's leadership in Orthodoxy, dies" . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . Retrieved 25 Dec 2020 .
^ Israel Prize-winning geographer Moshe Brawer dies at 101
^ Former Health Minister, Israel Bonds CEO Yehoshua mtaza dies aged 89
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