Events in the year 2005 in Israel.
The Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev (which includes the four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta) and the Biblical Tels of Tel Megiddo, Tel Hazor and Tel Be'er Sheva are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites
Robert Aumann is awarded the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan: Photo of residents riot during the forced evacuation of the Israeli community Kfar Darom. August 18, 2005.
Dudu Geva
Events in the year 2004 in Israel.
Israeli windsurfer Gal Fridman won a gold medal in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, becoming the first (and only, thus far) Olympic gold medalist in Israeli history.
Israeli songwriter Naomi Shemer's grave on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The stones were left by visitors, in keeping with an ancient Jewish custom
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Image: Nobel 2004chemistrylaurets Hershko