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1984
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Decades:

Incumbents

Prime Minister of Israel – Yitzhak Shamir (Likud) until September 13, Shimon Peres (Alignment)
President of Israel – Chaim Herzog

Events

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July 23 – The Israeli legislative election ends with no clear victory.
September 13 – Shimon Peres presents the Twenty-first government of Israel and begins to serve as the prime minister of Israel.
November 21 – The first immigrants in Operation Moses arrive from Ethiopia.

Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets

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Main article: Palestinian political violence § Establishment of PLO to First Intifada (1964–1987)

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Majdi Abu Jumma, aged 18, after the hijacking of Bus Number 300.

The most prominent Palestinian Arab terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1984 include:

April 12–13 – The Kav 300 affair:

April 12 – Four Palestinian Arab terrorists hijack an Israeli Egged bus number 300 and hold hostage approximately 40 passengers.
April 13 – During a Israeli rescue operation on bus number 300 which had been hijacked the day before, one hostage and two terrorists are killed. Two other terrorists, whom are taken off the bus alive, are killed by members of the Shin Bet.

Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militants

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The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1984 include:

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The founding of the communal settlement Har Amasa.

Notable births

January 7 – Ran Danker, Israeli actor, singer, and model
January 11 – Oshri Cohen, Israeli actor
January 24 – Yotam Halperin, Israeli basketball player
March 4 – Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer
November 27 – Adi Himelbloy, Israeli actress, model and TV host

Notable deaths

January 8 – Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, AKA the "Baba Sali" (b. 1890)
February 19 – David Hacohen, Israeli politician (b. 1898)
April 1 – Zelda, Israeli poet (b. 1914)
April 21 – Marcel Janco, Israeli painter and architect (b. 1895)
June 28 – Yigael Yadin, Israeli archeologist, politician and Military Chief of Staff (b. 1917)
July 1 – Moshé Feldenkrais, Israeli physicist and the founder of the Feldenkrais Method (b. 1904)
July 24 – Arieh Sharon, Israeli architect (b. 1900)
August 8 – Avraham Even-Shoshan, Russian-born Israeli linguist and Hebrew lexicographer (b. 1905)
August 8 – Ben-Zion Keshet, Israeli politician (b. 1914)

Major public holidays