1977 in Palestine
Events in the year 1977 in Palestine.
Incumbents
Events
January
February
March
- 30 March: Land Day is marked by demonstrations and general strikes across the occupied territories.[1]
April
- 5 April: Thousands of Gush Emunim supporters march through Samaria in support of Israeli settlement in the West Bank.[2][3]
May
- 3 May: Two Palestinians die and six Israelis are injured in an outbreak of unrest on the West Bank sparked by a Gush Emunim announcement that it intended to establish more settlements.[4][5]
June
- 5 June: General strikes are held in Nablus and Ramallah to mark the tenth anniversary of the Six-Day War and the start of the Israeli occupation.[6]
July
- 6 July: The PLO perpetrates the 1977 Petah Tikva bombing in Israel, killing an Israeli civilian.
August
September
October
November
December
- 1 December: The Israeli settlement of Beit Horon is established, and the 19th century settlement of Giv'on HaHadasha is reestablished.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Minor Skirmishes Mark 'land Day'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 31 March 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Gush Emunim, Sheli Launch Offensives on the Future of the West Bank". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 6 April 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "West Bank Arabs Demonstrate". The New York Times. 7 April 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ Farrell, William E. (5 May 1977). "West Bank Town Remains Tense After Clash With Israeli Troops". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Disturbances on West Bank Lead to Scores of Arrests and Curfew". The New York Times. 5 May 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "West Bank Relatively Quiet". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 6 June 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "65 Families Settle on West Bank". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2 November 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Gush Settlers Move into West Bank". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2 December 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.