Events in the year 2010 in Israel.
On November 30 the Carmel Tunnels were inaugurated and opened to traffic
2010 Mount Carmel forest fire – the largest forest fire in Israel's history, December 2010
On December 30 Israel's former President Moshe Katsav was convicted of two counts of rape, obstruction of justice and other sexual offences by a court in Tel Aviv
Gaza flotilla raid – photo of the MV Mavi Marmara on which the violent clash erupted.
Events in the year 2009 in Israel.
Leading Israeli TV personality Dudu Topaz commits suicide in prison while awaited trial over assaulting top Israeli media executives.
Ada Yonath is awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Omri Casspi becomes the first Israeli to play in the NBA league.
Ephraim Katzir