Events in the year 1988 in Israel. Incumbents President of Israel – Chaim Herzog Prime Minister of Israel – Yitzhak Shamir (Likud) President of the Supreme Court – Meir Shamgar Chief of General Staff – Dan Shomron Government of Israel – 22nd Government of Israel until 22 December, 23rd Government of Israel Events 6 January – Michel Sabbah is consecrated as Roman Catholic Bishop of Jerusalem becoming the first Palestinian Arab to hold this position. 15 January – In Jerusalem, police and Palestinian protestors clash at the Dome of the Rock; several police and at least 70 Palestinians are injured. 17 January – Education Minister Yitzhaq Navon orders the mobilisation of high school students to assist in the citrus fruit harvest in a crisis caused by the absence of Palestinian Arab workers. 18 February – Israeli authorities close Tari al-Sharara a Hebrew/Arabic newspaper published in Israel. 25 February – A camera crew working for a US network film four Israeli soldiers breaking arms of two bound Palestinian Arabs. On 15 March the IDF announced that one of the soldiers had been sentenced to 21 days in prison, a second to ten days. 13 March – An estimated 200,000-250,000 Israelis demonstrate in support of Prime Minister Shamir's rejection of US peace proposals. The day before, 12 March, Peace Now held a demonstration of 50,000 in favour of the plan. 24 March – An Israeli court sentences Mordechai Vanunu to 18 years in prison for disclosing Israel's nuclear weapons program to The Sunday Times. 25 April – In Israel, Ivan Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II. He was accused by survivors of being the notorious guard at the Treblinka extermination camp known as "Ivan the Terrible". The conviction was eventually overturned in 1993 by the Israeli Supreme Court. 30 April – Yardena Arazi represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Ben Adam” ("Human Being"), achieving seventh place. 18 June – UK government expels Israeli diplomat and orders end of Mossad activities in UK following the killing of Naji al-Ali. 16 August – Two prisoners are killed when 1,000 Palestinian Arab detainees riot at Ktzi'ot Prison. 19 September – Israel launches Ofek-1, its first reconnaissance satellite, into space. 30 October – Jericho bus firebombing: Five Israelis are killed and five wounded in a Palestinian attack in the West Bank. 1 November – In