October – The British Government announces sending a further four battalions to Palestine. 18 October – British army troops regain control of the old city of Jerusalem, which is occupied by Arab extremists in early October. 9 November – A technical British committee, known as the Woodhead Commission, rejected the Peel Commission partition plan mostly on the grounds that it could not be achieved without a large forced transfer of Arabs. It proposed "a modification of partition which, ...seems, subject to certain reservations, to form a satisfactory basis of settlement", if the U.K is prepared to provide a "sufficient assistance to enable the Arab State to balance its budget". 16 November – The founding of the moshav Sharona 17 November – The founding of the moshav Geulim 24 November – The founding of the kibbutz Eilon 25 November – The founding of the kibbutz Neve Eitan 25 November – The founding of the kibbutz Kfar Ruppin 29 November – The founding of the kibbutz Kfar Masaryk 22 December – The founding of the kibbutz Mesilot Unknown dates The founding of the moshav Sde Warburg The founding of the moshav Ramat Hadar Notable births 13 January – Yehoshua Porath, Israeli historian (died 2019) 24 January – Yoram Taharlev, Israeli poet, author, and comedian (died 2022) 30 January – Yoram Tsafrir, Israeli archaeologist (died 2015) 13 March – Dan Margalit, Israeli journalist 3 April – Boaz Moav, Israeli politician, academic, and activist (died 2002) 14 April – Rivka Michaeli, Israeli actress 1 July – Ilana Karaszyk, Israeli Olympic runner, long jumper 14 July – Moshe Safdie, Israeli-American architect and urban designer 21 July – Ya'akov Ahimeir, Israeli journalist and television and radio personality 9 August – Moshe Maya, Israeli rabbi and politician 29 August – Amnon Reshef, Israeli general 29 August – Ofer Bar-Yosef, Israeli archaeologist and anthropologist 3 October – Dan Bar-On, Israeli psychologist (died 2008) 29 October – Ralph Bakshi, Israeli-American director of animated and live-action films 4 December – Nava Arad, Israeli politician and Member of Knesset (1981–1992, 1995–1996) (died 2022) Full date unknown Amos Meller, Israeli composer and conductor (died 2007) Dan Meyerstein, Israeli chemist and resident of Ariel University Salman Abu-Sitta, Palestinian Arab researcher Naji al-Ali, Palestinian Arab cartoonist (died 1987) Ahmed Jibril, Palestinian Arab, founder and leader of the militant group PFLP-GC Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian Arab, member of the PLO executive (died 2001) Notable deaths