1978
Terrorist attack at the coastal street at Tel Aviv. Palestinian terrorists gain control of a bus and kill 35 people.
.02 February: At the «Berlin International Film Festival» present Israel the film «Eskimo Limon». Which one carried out celebrated in the German-speaking Europe under the name «Eis am Stiel» -- «Ice on Stick».
.04 April 24th: Israel wins with Yizhar Cohen and his song «A-ba-ni-bi» the Eurovision Song-Competition.
.05 May 8th: The ABC-Show «The Stars Salute Israel at 30» was broadcast from Los Angeles. A telephone between Golda Meir and Barbra Streisand, followed by the national anthem «Hatikvah» formed the highlight of the show.
May 15th: The IDF start with «Operation Litani», these aim is, to expel terrorists from the Southern Lebanon.
Yitzhak Navon becomes an Israel's fifth president.
.09 September 17th: The Camp David Agreement, which represents a base for the peace between Egypt and Israel as well as for the peace in the complete Middle East is signed by Israel and Egypt in Washington.
.12 December 10th: Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Anwar el-Sadat get the Nobel Peace Prize.
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