Many strangers on Holy Land
Prime Ministers of Israel (194
1948-1953: Ari Ulmann (Mapai) [1]
1953-1956: Yochanan Epheron (Mapai) [2]
1956-1962: Evron Adelman (Likud) [3]
1962-1964: Omer Meltzer (Likud) [4]
1964-1970: Noa Zapruder (Mapai) [5]
1970-1981: Reuven Niyazov (Likud) [6]
1981-1984: Margalit Trachtenberg (Likud) [7]
1984-1986: Aviv Ganzfried (Labor) [8]
1986-1995: Ofer Palm (Labor) [9]
1995-2000: Amnon Benesch (Labor) [10]
2000-2007: Yoel W. Buchman (Likud) [11]
2007-2011: Aliyah Meyerson (Likud) [12]
2011-2015: Diklah Zeilberg (Labor) [13]
2015-2015: Vladimir Pruefer (Likud) [14]
[1] First Prime Minister of Israel, was from a family of the interior of the United States, who fled to British Palestine in 1929. The family settled in a village near the Dead Sea, where they grew grain on the local kibbutz. Converted to Judaism in the late 1930s and Ulmann served in the British Army in Egyptian front during WWII. His heroics acts led the rank of colonel and during the 1940s was one of the important personalities calling for the reestablishment of the jew state of Israel. Along with David Ben-Gurion, we they gain control of territory, recognized by the UN and Ulmann became the first head of government of Israel. In 1953, after health complications stepped down and returned to Dead Sea and live planting in your old kibbutz until his death in 1972.
[2] The populist Yochanan Epheron had a great popularity with the people, but could not charisma with the international community and during September War in 1955, losing the loss of territory to the northeast Syria and part of the southwest to Palestine. With the failure and fragility of Israeli Army, he lost the General election.
[3] Known as "The Great Irish Jew", Adelman was marked by economic expansion, funded by the United States and France, and the imprisonment of several Nazi war criminals as Heinrich Himmler, Albert Speer and Martin Bormann. In addition to recovering the lost territories of September War in the 12 Days War in 1960. He resigned after a cabinet crisis in 1962.
[4] Migrated from an Australian Jewish community to Israel in the 1940s, was one of the best known names of the Knesset, serving as speaker of parliament between 1957 and 1960, then became defense minister until 1962 when it became PM. After failing to overcome a drought in 1963 and rising prices, was defeated in 1964 by Mapai.
[5] One of the most controversial figures in Israeli history was Noa Zapruder, also known as "Chairman Noa", dubbed by anti-communist Jews. Born in China, by Asian and British descent, emigrated to Palestine even in the 1910s and his family settled in Jerusalem. Zionist, Noa launched a war against the Palestinians in 1965 and dominated the entire Arab territory in 1967 on the Arab-Israeli War. In 1968 happened to land reform, which displeased many Americans who have invested in the country. In the rapprochement with the Soviet Union, Zapruder wrote האדום הספר (the Red Book) indicating socialist theories for the future of Israel. To this day, is considered one of the greatest icons of the Israeli communism. In 1970 lost the general election for the Likud.
[6] Niyazov had its Russian-American ancestors born in California, but in 1900 went to Israel to live in a Jewish community. As a conservative Jew, hard defended the Israeli territories, and that in 1973 in the Sinai offensive, defeated the Egyptians and annexed the peninsula. In 1974 Israel successfully tested its first nuclear missile, which made its neighbors to become defensive. Re-elected for the first time in the same year, launched a war on Palestinian terrorism and in 1976 the leader Yasser Arafat was killed in an Israeli offensive. Very popular, was re-elected for the second time in 1978 with over 60% of the vote, with an overwhelming majority in the Knesset. In December 1980 it was revealed a scandal where Niyazov had ordered the invasion of the headquarters of the Labor Party (created in 1972 with the dissolution of Mapai), which culminated in his resignation in February 1981, after 11 years of government, the longest period of Israel's history.
[7] The first female head of government in Israel, Trachtenberg heard taunts of the Syrian government in 1982, which culminated in the Syrian-Israeli War, in the Golan Heights during April to July of that year. With the taking of the region, the Prime Minister could prestige, but could not get majority in the 1983 election. After the tax increase and inflation in 1984, apart from the obligation of returning the Sinai, Trachtenberg lost the new General election for Labor.
[8] Hated by ultra-conservative and Zionist right-wing, Ganzfried, OF Jewish-Indian origin, expanded agrarian reform and taxed great fortunes in Israel. The wick of the revolt against the prime minister was negotiating the return of Palestinian territories. The car that carried him to the Knesset exploded on arrival at the site in 21 May 1986.
[9] The national outcry for Ganzfried's assassination has enough power for the new premier of Swedish origin facing national difficulties. The social democratic model of PM Palm was a success. Were generated 400,000 jobs by 1990 and the GDP had grown 5% in this period. The textile, oil and war industries had apogee and peace negotiations with Palestinian officials began to succeed. In 1992 the Downing Street Agreement was signed, along with the British Prime Minister John Smith. In 1995, at age 68 decided to retire from politics resigning as Prime Minister.
[10] Of British origin, Benesch narrowed his ties with the Americans, just after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1996. In 1997 put some Likud members in his office and his policies became more conservative. In 1999 the country was in recession and the Likud won the General elction.
[11] Buchman won the elections and adopted austerity measures to deal with the national recession. On 11 September 2001, a massive attack of car bombs in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv killed over 4,000 people. The Egyptian government were held responsible for the attack and to NATO in January 2002 began the invasion of Egypt and the begin of Egyptian-Israeli War. In February 2003 Cairo fell and Hosni Mubarak, was deposed. Even with economic problems, the country began to grow again in 2005. With the increasing rejection of Buchman, he resigned in April 2007.
[12] The second woman Prime Minister, the German-Jewish PM was the first to be born in the new state of Israel and began to adopt new conservative measures in the social area and more liberal in the economy. In 2008 with the global crisis, Israel again went into recession, after leaving such a situation in 2006. The economy had not improved and in 2011 the Labor won the election.
[13] In 2011, the Jewish-Bulgarian Diklah Zeilberg took the Israeli government. Known for hardline hardened speech to the West and began to seek new allies, such as Russia and Lebanon. In 2012 resumed peace talks in 2013 and was paricialmente returned to the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian rule, resulting in severe anti-Palestinian demonstrations, called by Zionist organizations. Even with the recession the country of departure in 2014, the Labor could not form a majority government and a large coalition led by Likud formed the new government.
[14] The Russian-Israeli Vladimir Pruefer considered Zionist, and his homophobic and anti-Palestinian discourse has been featured in the international press, before reaching the government. He plans to restart in 2015 the Israeli nuclear program (frozen since 1998) and was totally against the government's devolution of Gaza, where it plans to expand Jewish settlements. Also, in present is considered one of the great names in the history of Krav Maga.