CHIEF RABBIS ASK BRITIAN TO HALT ARAB CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE WESTERN WALL, 1929
Chief rabbis met with the British high commissioner, Harry Luke, in an effort to stop Arab building near the Western Wall holy site. Luke explained that he was unable to halt the construction.
MAPAI WINS 21ST ZIONIST CONGRESS, 1939
The 21st Zionist Congress elections in the Yeshuv (pre-state Israel) resulted in a victory for Mapai (Palestine Labor Congress).
BRITIAN PROPOSES REGIONAL AUTONOMY FOR JEWS AND ARABS, 1946
The Morrison-Gardy Plan was published. It proposed regional autonomy for the Jewish and Arab populations in mandated Palestine. Britain was to retain control of the country.
JERUSALEM LAW IS PASSED, 1980
The Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed the Jerusalem Law, which confirmed Jerusalem's status as the capital of Israel. Countries that had embassies in Jerusalem transferred them to Tel Aviv in protest.
ISRAEL'S WOMEN JUDO TAKES OLYMPIC SILVER FOR FIRST TIME, 1992
Israel's judo champion, Ya'el Arad, made Israeli history by taking a silver medal at the Olympic games in Barcelona.
BODY OF MISSING SOLDIER FOUND SEVEN YEARS LATER, 1996
The remains of missing soldier Iian Sa'adon, who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in May 1989, was found.
ELEVEN DEAD AND OVER 140 INJURED IN MACHANE YEHUDA BOMBING, 1997
Eleven people were killed and more than 140 were injured when two bombs exploded in Jerusalem's outdoor market Machane Yehuda.
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