Israel's History:
1970

1970:
by Melissa Opper, 2002-2003 New Frontier Israel Affairs VP

Here's a quick summary of Israel in 1970:

• Twelve children from Moshav Avivim are killed in a terrorist attack.
• Refuseniks in the USSR are sentenced to death for hijacking an airplane.
• Black September:
  Clashes between Jordanian forces and the PLO, in an attempt by the PLO to take control of the country, end in Jordanian victory; the PLO regroups in Lebanon. In addition, a series of hijackings of international airliners is perpetrated by Palestinian terrorists.
• September 6th, 1970:
  The PFLP, again acting on the instructions of the Master, Dr Wadi’ Haddad, carried out one of the most memorable hijackings in history. They began with the simultaneous diversion to Jordan of a Swissair DC-8 and a TWA Boeing 707, which was followed six days later by the hijacking of a BOAC VC-10. The aircraft were forced to land at Dawson Field, 30 miles from Amman, which was quickly renamed Revolutionary Airport. Meanwhile another PFLP hijack team which had failed to board an El Al plane managed to hijack a Pan American Boeing 747 to Cairo and blow it up, while the media recorded the incident for a gasping world audience.
• Israel's population exceeds 3 million.