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24 July – American mediator Philip Habib brokered a cease-fire between Israel and the PLO, temporarily halting the Lebanese Civil War. [ 14 ] 1 August – Abu Daoud , the PLO militant who had overseen the 1972 massacre of Israeli athletes was shot five times at close range while sitting in the coffee shop of the Victoria Hotel in Warsaw .
The Opening Ceremony was held on July 7, 1981, before a crowd of 53,000 and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Ramat Gan Stadium, with 3,500 Jewish athletes parading past him. [1] Representative Jack Kemp (R; New York) and a supporter of Israel, marched with the United States team. [1] Israel won the most medals (199), with 65 gold.
The votes of nine regional juries across Israel decided the winner. [1] Each place had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top twelve songs. The winning entry was " Halayla ", performed by Hakol Over Habibi and composed by Shuki Levy , with lyrics written by Shlomit Aharon and Yuval Dor.
July 17, 1981: 114 killed in Hyatt Regency Hotel collapse in Kansas City July 29, 1981: Prince Charles marries Diana Spencer in British royal wedding July 16, 1981: Mahathir Mohamad becomes the Prime Minister of Malaysia July 27, 1981: Microsoft buys the secret to its success
Christmas comes early this year, as “Journey to Bethlehem” puts words (and music) in the mouths of all who bore witness to Jesus’ birth. Some of those tunes — like “Silent Night” and ...
The song's success put pressure on Kemp to come up with more hits for what would be their sophomore effort, Diamond. He wrote, "Unlike second marriages, second albums are notoriously difficult. Journeys had been developed over some time and played live before we went into the recording studio, with some songs being discarded at the last minute ...
4, also known as Foreigner 4, is the fourth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on July 3, 1981, by Atlantic Records.The album's name signifies that it is the band's fourth studio album and also the fact that the band's membership had reduced from six to four members.
It is often used by the Jewish diaspora to express support and solidarity with Israel, such as during the Israel–Hamas war. [17] On October 17, 2023, in the aftermath of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, popular Hasidic Jewish singer Benny Friedman released a song called "Am Yisrael Chai" to capture the spirit of the Jewish people during the ...