2013 in Israel
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{{Year in Israel|2013}}
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Events in the year 2013 in Israel.
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Incumbents
Events
=January=
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File:Yesh Atid Election Night Party.jpg, leader of the Yesh Atid party, celebrating the unprecedented success of his party in the elections, January 24, 2013.]]
- January 2 – Construction of the barrier on the Israeli–Egyptian border is completed in its main section.{{cite news |author=Batsheva Sobelman |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-jan-02-la-fg-israel-africa-immigration-20130103-story.html |title=Israel completes most of Egypt |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- January 4 – Hundreds of thousands of people rally in Gaza in a show of unity between the governing Hamas, elected in 2006, and Fatah, in opposition since then.
- January 18 – Benjamin Netanyahu says in an interview that he will not destroy any more Israeli settlements during his second term.
- January 22 – The Elections for the 19th Knesset are held in Israel. The incumbent PM Benjamin Netanyahu's electoral alliance, Likud Yisrael Beiteinu, won a plurality of the seats in the legislative election, with 31 seats.
- January 30 – Israel allegedly launches an airstrike on a Syrian convoy transporting weapons to Hezbollah.{{cite news
| title = Israel strikes Syrian weapons en route to Hezbollah
| url = http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Israel-strikes-Syrian-weapons-en-route-to-Hezbollah
| work = The Jerusalem Post
| agency = Reuters
| date = January 30, 2013 | access-date= October 20, 2014}} Other sources stated the targeted site was a military research center in Jamraya responsible for developing biological and chemical weapons.{{cite news
| author = Yaakov Lappin
| title = Analysis: Syria center long been on Israel's radar
| url = http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Analysis-Syria-center-long-been-on-Israels-radar
| work = The Jerusalem Post
| date = January 31, 2013 | access-date= October 20, 2014}}
- January 31 – United Nations report says that Israeli settlements must be immediately withdrawn without preconditions, to comply with article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
=February=
=March=
- March 5 – Swarms of locusts from Egypt enter Israel. A large, 3.5-month long, extermination scheme was employed by The Ministry of Agriculture, avoiding crop loss.{{cite news |author=Rami Shani |url=http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/90/2622415 |script-title=he:הכי ארבה שהיה כאן: צפו בנחילים מכסים את הנגב – וואלה! חדשות |language=he |trans-title=Most locusts ever here: Watch swarms cover the Negev |publisher=Walla! |date=March 5, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}{{cite news |author=Tamir Steinman |url=http://www.mako.co.il/news-channel2/Channel-2-Newscast/Article-5cbf6693ee04d31004.htm |script-title=he:חדשות 2 – הארבה בנגב הצטמצם בעקבות ריסוס של משרד החקלאות |language=he |trans-title=Negev locust reduced following spraying by the Ministry of Agriculture |date=March 6, 2013 |publisher=mako |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- March 18 – Benjamin Netanyahu presents his cabinet for a Knesset "Vote of Confidence". The 33rd government is approved that day and the members are sworn in.{{cite news |author=Marcy Oster |url=http://www.jta.org/2013/03/18/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/israels-knesset-approves-new-government |title=Israel's Knesset approves new government |publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=March 18, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}{{cite news |author=Moran Azulay |title=Netanyahu's new government sworn in, holds first meeting |date=March 18, 2013 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4357924,00.html |publisher=Ynetnews |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- March 20 – President of the United States Barack Obama begins a four-day visit to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21854164 |title=Obama vows Israeli friendship on first visit as president |date=March 20, 2013 |work=BBC News |access-date=October 20, 2014}}{{cite news |author=James Warren |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/israel-visit-obama-faces-conflict-ridden-middle-east-article-1.1293547 |title=Obama faces conflict-ridden Middle East during visit to a skeptical Israel |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=March 20, 2014 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}{{cite news |author=Harriet Sherwood |date=March 20, 2013|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/20/barack-obama-visits-israel |title=Barack Obama visits Israel in effort to boost relations with Netanyahu |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- March 30 – Israel started to extract gas from the Tamar offshore field.{{cite news|last=Solomon|first=Shoshanna|title=Israel Begins Gas Production at Tamar Field in Boost to Economy|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-03-30/israel-begins-gas-production-at-tamar-field-in-boost-to-economy|access-date=March 30, 2013|date=March 30, 2013|author2=Ackerman, Gwen|agency=Bloomberg}}
=April=
- April 17 – Two rockets fired from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula hit the Israeli resort of Eilat, but land in open areas, causing no damage. Three more rockets hit open areas in neighboring Jordan.{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-israel-explosions-idUKBRE93G06W20130417 | publisher=Reuters | first=Ori | last=Lewis | title=Rockets hit southern Israeli resort of Eilat | date=April 17, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- April 25 – Israeli Air Force shoots down a drone off the coast of Haifa, allegedly belonging to Hezbollah.{{cite news
| author = Yaakov Lappin
| title = IAF shoots down drone from Lebanon off Haifa
| url = http://www.jpost.com/Defense/IAF-shoots-down-drone-which-flew-south-from-Lebanon-311098
| work = The Jerusalem Post
| date = April 25, 2013 | access-date=October 20, 2014}}
=May=
- May 3 – Two additional Israeli air strikes against Syria reportedly take place May 3 and 5. Both targeted long-ranged weapons sent from Iran to Hezbollah.{{cite news| title= IAF strike in Syria targeted arms from Iran| url= http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Report-IAF-strike-in-Syria-targeted-arms-coming-from-Iran-312036
| work= The Jerusalem Post | agency= Reuters |date= May 4, 2013 | access-date= October 20, 2014}}{{cite news|title=Israel overnight strike targeted Iranian missile shipment meant for Hezbollah|first=Gili|last=Cohen |author2=Amos Harel |date=May 5, 2013 |newspaper=Haaretz |agency=Reuters |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-overnight-strike-targeted-iranian-missile-shipment-meant-for-hezbollah-1.519224 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- 16 May – Moran Mazor represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Rak Bishvilo”, ("Only for Him"). {{cite web|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?2013il|title= 2013 Israel – Rak bishvilo|website=Diggiloo Thrush }}
- May 20 – 2013 Beersheba shootings; During a vendetta attack carried out in a Bank Hapoalim branch in Beersheba, an Israeli citizen enters a bank and opens fire with a pistol, killing four people and injuring five, then commits suicide.
- May 21 – During mine-clearance work in the Golan Heights, an IDF soldier is killed after stepping on a land mine.
=June=
- June 18 – President Shimon Peres' 90th birthday celebrations at ICC in Jerusalem. Representatives from Israel and abroad attended the celebrations, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, singer Barbra Streisand, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and many more.
=July=
- July 5 – According to anonymous U.S. officials, Israel launches an airstrike on Syria. It targeted Russian-made Yakhont anti-ship missiles near the city of Latakia, and killed several Syrian troops.{{cite news |title=Report: Israel behind recent strike on Syria missile depot, U.S. officials say |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-israel-behind-recent-strike-on-syria-missile-depot-u-s-officials-say-1.535502 |newspaper=Haaretz |date=July 12, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- July 10–20 – Israel women's national lacrosse team competed in the 2013 Women's Lacrosse World Cup, their first time competing in the competition, finishing 8th
- 18–30 July – The 19th Maccabiah Games are held with 7,500 athletes from Israel and Jewish communities throughout the world competing in 34 sports.{{cite web|title=Nineteenth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/nineteenth-maccabiah}}
- July 28 – As a "good will gesture" to restart peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, Israel agrees to release 104 Palestinian prisoners, most of whom have been in jail since before the 1993 Oslo Accords.{{cite news |author=William Booth |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-to-free-104-palestinian-prisoners/2013/07/28/390ad8d2-f7a3-11e2-a954-358d90d5d72d_story.html |title=Peace talks set to begin after Israel agrees to free 104 Palestinian prisoners |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 28, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
=August=
- August 10–18 – Israel sent 3 athletes to the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
- August 26 – The Metronit BRT system in Haifa begins operating.{{cite news |author=Maayana Miskin |date=August 16, 2014 |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/170984 |title=Haifa Launches 'Metronit' System |publisher=Arutz Sheva |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
=September=
=October=
- October 22 – Israel's municipal elections.
- October 30 – Israel allegedly carries out an airstrike against a Syrian air defense site in Snawbar, 10 miles south of Latakia.{{cite news |author= Nicholas Blanford |date=October 31, 2013 |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/2013/1031/Israel-blamed-for-airstrikes-at-Syrian-missile-base-video |title=Israel blamed for airstrikes at Syrian missile base |newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
=November=
- November 6 – Former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's trial for fraud and breach of trust ends with an acquittal.{{cite news |author=Elie Leshem |author2=Haviv Rettig Gur |author2-link=Haviv Rettig |date=November 6, 2013 |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/with-political-fate-in-balance-liberman-verdict-expected-this-morning/ |title=Avigdor Lieberman acquitted, will return to Foreign Ministry |publisher=The Times of Israel |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- November 11 – Avigdor Lieberman resumes his position as Foreign Minister. Prime Minister Netanyahu had previously been acting Foreign Minister, and had held the position in reserve for Lieberman should he be acquitted.{{cite news |author=Moran Azulay |date=November 11, 2013 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4452260,00.html |title=Knesset's Left in uproar: 'Lieberman's as FM – bomb in peace process' |publisher=Ynetnews |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
=December=
- December 10 – The Knesset passes the "Law to Advance Competition and Limit Monopolization", aimed at breaking up the large conglomerates controlling a large part of the Israeli economy and increasing economic competition, so as to significantly lower the cost of living. The law, which came as the result of the 2011 social justice protests, forces Israel's large monopolies to sell a large percentage of their assets by banning business pyramids.{{cite news |author=David Shamah |date=December 10, 2013 |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/new-law-makes-business-pyramids-history/ |title=New law makes business 'pyramids' history |publisher=The Times of Israel |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- December 12 – Storm Alexa begins.{{cite news |author=Sharon Udasin |date=October 21, 2013 |url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Snow-begins-to-fall-as-winter-storm-rolls-in-334742 |title=Israel begins to see snowfall as winter storm rolls in |access-date=October 20, 2014}} Israel, along with the occupied territories and other areas of the Middle East, sees days of heavy snowfall and rain. The storm causes widespread traffic disruptions and power outages, and forcing the temporary closure of several highways, schools, and Ben-Gurion International Airport. Jerusalem is completely paralyzed by deep snow and flooding, with residents told to stay indoors and roads leading to the city blocked.{{cite news |date=December 14, 2013 |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.563468 |title=Massive snowstorm shuts down Jerusalem |newspaper=Haaretz |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- December 15 – Life begins returning to normal after Storm Alexa subsides.{{cite news |author=Yori Yalon |author2=Efrat Forsher |author3=Danny Brenner |author4=Nitzi Yaakov |author5=Yael Branovsky |author6=Gideon Alon |author7=Zeev Klein |date=December 17, 2013 |url=http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=14085 |title=Life begins to return to normal in storm-hit country |newspaper=Israel HaYom |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- December 16 – Israeli naval officer Shlomi Cohen, who was driving along the Israel–Lebanon border, is killed when a Lebanese soldier, acting without any orders, opens fire at his vehicle, and then flees his post. A few hours later, IDF soldiers operating in the area shoot two Lebanese soldiers after seeing what was termed "suspicious movement" across the border.{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-shoots-2-lebanese-troops-after-soldier-killed/ |title=Israel shoots 2 Lebanese troops after soldier killed |work=CBS News |date=December 16, 2014 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=October 20, 2014}} The soldier who killed Cohen later turns himself in to Lebanese authorities, who promise that he will be prosecuted.{{cite news |author= Yifa Yaakov |date=December 17, 2014 |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-to-prosecute-serviceman-who-killed-idf-soldier/ |title=Lebanon to prosecute serviceman who killed IDF soldier |publisher=The Times of Israel |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- December 22 – a pressure cooker bomb explodes on a public bus in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam, Israel. All casualties were averted because a few minutes earlier, a passenger on the bus had examined the contents of an unattended bag, and saw what looked like a bomb inside, which led all passengers and the driver to exit the vehicle.
Notable deaths
- January 1 – Yaakov Friedman (born 1928), Sadigura Hasidic dynasty Rebbe and member of the Agudat Yisrael's Council of Torah Sages{{cite news |author=Yair Ettinger |date=January 1, 2013 |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/hasidic-leader-yaakov-friedman-the-admor-of-sadigura-dies-at-84-1.491294 |title=Hasidic leader Yaakov Friedman, the Admor of Sadigura, dies at 84 |newspaper=Haaretz |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- January 2 – Zaharira Harifai (born 1929), Israeli actress{{cite news |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4327754,00.html |title=Actress Zaharira Harifai Dies |last=Yudilovitch |first=Merav |publisher=Ynetnews |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}
- January 8 – Zvi Yavetz (born 1925), Israeli historian and Israel Prize laureate{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4330099,00.html|title=Israel Prize Laureate Prof. Zvi Yavetz Dies|last=Brenner |first=Neri |publisher=Ynetnews|date=January 8, 2013 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}
- January 14 – Yehudith Birk (born 1926), Israeli biochemist (Bowman–Birk protease inhibitor){{cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=299497 |title=Israel Prize laureate Yehudith Birk passes away at age 87 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=January 14, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2013}}
- January 18 – Ron Nachman (born 1942), Israeli politician and mayor of Ariel{{cite news |author=Itamar Fleishman |date=January 18, 2013 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4334214,00.html |title=Itamar Fleishman |publisher=Ynetnews |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- January 21 – Zina Harman (born 1914), Israeli politician{{cite web |url=https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=389 |title=Zina Herman |publisher=Knesset |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- February 6 – Menachem Elon (born 1923), Israeli jurist and author on Jewish law{{cite news |author=Aviel Magnezi |title=Justice Menachem Elon dies |date=February 6, 2013 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4341723,00.html |publisher=Ynetnews |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- February 10 – David Hartman (born 1931), Jewish author and philosopher{{cite news |title=Rabbi David Hartman dies at 81 |publisher=Ynetnews |agency=Associated Press |date=February 10, 2013 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4343247,00.html |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- February 10 – Sara Braverman (born 1918), member of the Jewish Parachutists of Mandate Palestine, was one of the first female fighters whom served in the Palmach, and the founding member of the IDF Women's Corps{{cite news |author=David Lev |date=February 10, 2013 |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/165076 |title=Sarah Braverman, 'IDF's First Lady,' Passes Away |publisher=Arutz Sheva |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- February 17 – Shmulik Kraus (born 1935), Israeli actor and musician{{cite news |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4346081,00.html|title=Musician Shmulik Kraus dies at 77 |publisher=Ynetnews|date=February 17, 2013|access-date=February 17, 2013}}
- March 4 – Rabbi Menachem Froman (born 1945), Orthodox Jewish rabbi, peace activist and poet{{cite news|author=Chavie Lieber |date=March 4, 2013 |url=http://www.jta.org/news/article/2013/03/04/3121096/rabbi-menachem-froman-religious-west-bank-leader-dies-of-cancer |publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |title=Rabbi Menachem Froman, religious West Bank leader, dies |access-date=October 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422134953/http://www.jta.org/news/article/2013/03/04/3121096/rabbi-menachem-froman-religious-west-bank-leader-dies-of-cancer |archive-date=April 22, 2013 }}
- March 16 – Marina Solodkin (born 1952), Russian-born Israeli politician, Member of Knesset (1996–2013), stroke{{cite news |author=Yifa Yaakov |date=March 16, 2014 |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/former-mk-marina-solodkin-dies-of-stroke-in-latvia/ |title=Former MK Marina Solodkin dies of stroke at 60 |publisher=The Times of Israel |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- April 2 – Vardimos Zeiler (born 1933), Israeli judge and head of various national public committees{{cite news |author=Yaron Druckman |author2=Aviel Magnezi |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4363189,00.html |script-title=he:הלך לעולמו השופט בדימוס ורדי זיילר |language=he |trans-title=Retired judge Vardi Zeiler dies |publisher=Ynet |date=April 3, 2014 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- April 5 – Amnon Dankner (born 1946), Israeli publicist and author{{cite news |author=Boaz Fyler |date=April 6, 2013 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4364480,00.html |title=Writer Amnon Dankner passes away at 67 |publisher=Ynetnews |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- April 9 – Mordechai Mishani (born 1945), Israeli politician{{cite web |url=https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/heb/mk.asp?mk_individual_id_t=709 |script-title=he:מרדכי (מוטי) משעני |language=he |trans-title=Mordechai (Moti) Mishani |publisher=Knesset |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- April 11 – Ram Karmi (born 1931), Israeli architect{{cite news |author=Keshet Rosenbloom |date=April 11, 2013 |url=http://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/architecture/1.1991392 |script-title=he:מת האדריכל רם כרמי |language=he |trans-title=Architect Ram Karmi dies |publisher=Haaretz |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- April 12 – Ya'akov Yosef (born 1946), Israeli rabbi and politician{{cite news |author=Elad Benari |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167050 |title=Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Passes Away |publisher=Arutz Sheva |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- April 14 – Efi Arazi (born 1937), Israeli businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist{{cite news |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4367985,00.html |title=Efi Arazi, Israeli high-tech pioneer, passes away at age 76 |date=April 14, 2013 |publisher=Ynetnews |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- April 15 – Benjamin Fain (born 1930), Israeli physicist and refusenik{{cite news |url=http://www.iba.org.il/bet/?type=1&entity=922758 |script-title=he:הלך לעולמו פעיל העלייה הפרופ' בנימין פיין |language=he |trans-title=Immigration activist Professor Benjamin Payne dies |publisher=Reshet Bet |date=April 15, 2014 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- April 29 – Pesah Grupper (born 1924), Israeli politician and former Minister of Agriculture{{cite news |author=Ahiya Raved |title=Former minister Grupper passes away at 88 |date=April 30, 2013 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4374104,00.html |publisher=Ynetnews |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- May 2 – Dvora Omer (born 1932), Israeli author{{cite news |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4375508,00.html |title=Writer Dvora Omer passes away at 80 |date=May 3, 2013 |publisher=Ynetnews |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- May 5 – Menachem Yedid (born 1918), Israeli politician{{cite news |url=http://www.inn.co.il/News/Flash.aspx/404172 |script-title=he:חבר הכנסת לשעבר מנחם ידיד הלך לעולמו |language=he |trans-title=Former Knesset Member Menachem Yedid dies |publisher=Arutz Sheva |date=May 6, 2014 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- May 21 – Pnina Mor (born 1951), Israeli model
- May 23 – Michael Lev (born 1917), Israeli writer
- May 25 – Hanan Azran (born 1951), Israeli journalist and television host
- June 8 – Yoram Kaniuk (born 1930), Israeli author{{cite news |author=Maayan Efrat |author2=Gil Hoffman |date=June 8, 2013 |url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Writer-painter-Yoram-Kaniuk-dies-at-83-315868 |title=Writer, painter Yoram Kaniuk dies at 83 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- June 10 – Yitzhak Shimoni (born 1926), Israeli editor, radio broadcaster and TV host
- June 11 – Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth (born 1927), author of a two-volume Hebrew language treatise "Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah"
- June 19 – Lt. General Aryeh Ivtsan (born 1928), the 8th Israeli chief of police
- June 21 – Uzi Meshulam (born 1952), Rabbi of Yemeni origin who became known for leading an armed standoff in 1994 as part of his struggle to expose the Yemenite Children Affair.
- August 2 – Alla Kushnir, 71, Russian–born Israeli chess Woman Grandmaster{{cite news |url=http://chess-news.ru/node/12979 |script-title=ru:В Тель-Авиве ушла из жизни Алла Кушнир |language=ru |trans-title=In Tel Aviv, Alla Kushnir dies |date=August 11, 2013 |publisher=Chess-News |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- August 4 – Yitzhak Berman, 100, Ukrainian-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1977–1984), Speaker (1980–1981), Minister of Energy and Water Resources (1981–1982)[http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Former-Knesset-speaker-Berman-dies-at-100-321992 Former Knesset speaker Berman dies at 100]
- August 6 – Ze'ev Ben-Haim, 105, Israeli linguist{{cite news |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/273804 |title=Celebrated Hebrew Language Genius Passes at Age 106 |date=August 6, 2013 |publisher=Arutz Sheva |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- August 17 – Yehudit Arnon, 87, Israeli dancer, choreographer and dance company founder, winner of Israel Prize (1998){{cite news |author=Shir Hacham |url=http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/.premium-1.542142 |title=Yehudit Arnon, choreographer who won Israel Prize, dies at 87 |newspaper=Haaretz |date=August 19, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- August 20 – Gabriel Balachsan, 37, Israeli rock musician and songwriter{{cite news |author=Ben Shalev |date=August 21, 2013 |url=http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/.premium-1.542844 |title=Gabriel Balachsan: Every time he sang a song he died a little |newspaper=Haaretz |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- October 7 – Ovadia Yosef, 93, former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel and foremost authority on Jewish law{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/08/world/middleeast/rabbi-ovadia-yosef-influential-spiritual-leader-in-israel-dies-at-93.html |title=Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Spiritual Leader of Israel's Sephardic Jews, Dies at 93 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Isabel |last=Kershner |authorlink=Isabel Kershner |date=October 7, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- November 26 – Arik Einstein, 74, Israeli singer-songwriter, his songs were described as the "soundtrack of Israel"{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/israeli-singer-arik-einstein-dies-660372 |title=Israeli Singer Arik Einstein Dies at 74 |first=David|last=Caspi |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 26, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014}}
- December 3 – Sefi Rivlin, 66, Israel Stand up and actor
See also
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