On July 5, 1950, the Knesset passed the Law of Return, allowing for the right of Jews anywhere to move to Israel.

One week after the hijacking of a flight from Israel to Paris on June 27, 1976, Israel mounted a daring hostage rescue operation - and succeeded in what has become the world's most famous rescue to date.

This week in Israel's history, Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett Reports to the Knesset on the Status of Israel’s Frontiers and President Lyndon Johnson Outlines Five Principles for Peace in the Middle East

This week in Israel's history, Operation Ezra and Nehemia, the evacuation of Iraq's Jews, began, and 76 US senators urged President Ford to stand with Israel.

JFK offered Israel assistance against Arab aggression and Israel and the US signed an agreement for Israeli participation in Strategic Defense Initiative research.

This week in Israel's history, Napoleon issued a proclamation which recognizes the Jews as the rightful heirs to the land; the US sympathizes with Israel's fear of an independent Palestinian state.

This week in Israel's History: Arab rebellion breaks out in British Mandatory Palestine and Yitzhak Rabin leads a relief convoy into Jerusalem.

This Week in History presents Churchill voices support for Zionists; Israel and Jordan Sign Armistice Agreement.

David Ben-Gurion tells the US State Department he will declare, against their wishes, independence for the Jewish State of Israel!

This Week in Israel's History: Iraq kicks out its Jews

March 8, 1949 - Following the modern state of Israel’s first ever elections on January 25th, David Ben Gurion formed the nascent state’s first government.

This Week in Israel's History: Golda Meir Elected First Female Prime Minister of Israel

This week in Israel's History presents the day when Israel's Knesset Convened for the first time.

This Week in Israel's History: February 1-7