The birthday of Israeli civil aviation is considered to be September 28, 1948, when the first president of the state, Chaim Weizmann, arrived in Israel from Geneva on board a military aircraft, Douglas C-54 Skymaster, converted for civilian use.

More than a hundred rabbis from different corners of Europe have signed a collective warning to the leadership of the European Union.

On December 16, 1991, the UN General Assembly annulled the infamous Resolution No.