Marking 60 with 60

April 29, 2008 - 12:00 PM by Stephanie

As we head into next week’s 60th anniversary celebrations, the country’s a-buzz with prepping including not a few strolls down memory lane recounting historical moments and days of glory.

Hebrew daily Maariv has been running a “Six Decades in Six Weeks” lead up to Independence Day, listing top events of each ten-year period.

The most recent, the 90′s, includes these events in Israel’s history:

- The Gulf War - Scud missile attacks began raining on Israel from Iraq coinciding with the U.S. invasion. 39 missiles landed in Israel’s central region within a month and a half.

- Operation Solomon – Continuation of Operation Moses in the 80′s: 14,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in a secret mission within a single day. It’s the country’s largest ever mass migration to date.

- Menachem Begin Dies – 9 years after exiting the political spotlight for a reclusive lifestyle, the former prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize recipient died at age 79.

- Madonna and Michael Jackson in Concert – Both top-of-their-game pop stars at the time, M & M performed one-time Israel concerts within weeks of each other.

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