Timeline in
1961
Because the background of events leading to the Zionist settlement
in Palestine is so wide, the geographical
scope of this timeline includes
events outside the immediate theatre of Palestine.
1962
1962: Recognition of Israeli Druze as an independent religious community
1961
26 Dec 1961: Egypt dissolves union with Yemen
15 Dec 1961: Jerusalem District Court sentences Adolf Eichmann to death
04 Dec 1961: UNGA approves Irish proposal for treaty banning spread of nuclear weapons
Dec 1961: David Ben-Gurion visits Burma
21 Nov 1961: Robert Kennedy orders the American Zionist Council to register as a foreign agent
Nov 1961: Israel votes in the UNGA to support a resolution condemning apartheid
Oct 1961: Israel votes in the Political Committee to censure a speech by the South African delegate, Eric Louw, Minister of Foreign Affairs
28 Sep 1961:
end of
Union of Egypt and Syria in United Arab Republic
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22 Sep 1961: Riots in Acre after Israeli army kills five young Palestinian citizens of Israel
21 Sep 1961:
end of
Demonstrations in Nazareth after Israeli army kills five young Palestinian citizens of Israel
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20 Sep 1961:
start of
Demonstrations in Nazareth after Israeli army kills five young Palestinian citizens of Israel
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19 Sep 1961: Israeli army kills five Palestinian citizens of Israel who were trying to cross the border into Egyptian-occupied Gaza
11 Sep 1961: Jewish mob in Oran massacre Moslems
15 Aug 1961: 1961 Israeli general election
14 Aug 1961:
end of
Eichmann trial in Jerusalem
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24 Jul 1961:
end of
Operation Mural
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30 May 1961: Ben-Gurion and JFK argue about Israeli nuclear plant at Dimona
22 Apr 1961: French army revolts in Algeria
16 Apr 1961: Israel Baer is arrested
11 Apr 1961:
start of
Eichmann trial in Jerusalem
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16 Mar 1961:
start of
Operation Mural
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Mar 1961: Britain refuses final part of Israeli 25-ton order for heavy water
Mar 1961: Arrest of Israel Beer
26 Feb 1961: Muhammad V dies
18 Feb 1961: Muhammad V confirms earlier announcement that all Jews seeking to emigrate from Morocco will be able to do so
15 Feb 1961: Announcement that all Jews seeking to emigrate from Morocco will be able to do so
17 Jan 1961: Eisenhower warns against the military-industrial complex
11 Jan 1961:
end of
Egoz sinks
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11 Jan 1961:
end of
27th Zionist Congress in Jerusalem
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10 Jan 1961:
start of
Egoz sinks
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08 Jan 1961: Vote on geographically-restricted independence for Algeria
Jan 1961: Casablanca conference
1961:
start of
Operation Yakhin
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1961: President of Upper Volta visits Israel
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