Notable Deaths
- January 2 – Teddy Kollek (born 1911), Hungarian-born Israeli Mayor of Jerusalem (1965–1993) – natural causes.
- January 16 – Yuri Stern (born 1949), Russian-born Israeli politician – cancer.
- February 24 – Mordechai Breuer (born 1921), German-born Israeli Bible researcher and orthodox rabbi.
- March 17 – Tanya Reinhart (born 1943), Israeli linguist and peace activist – stroke.
- March 19 – Shimon Tzabar (born 1926), Israeli artist, author, poet and former Haaretz columnist – pneumonia.
- April 20 – Yehuda Meir Abramowicz (born 1914), Russian (Poland)-born Israeli General Secretary of Agudat Israel (1972–1981).
- May 7 – Raffi Lavie (born 1937), Israeli artist – pancreatic cancer.
- May 20 – Baruch Kimmerling (born 1939), Romanian-born Israeli sociologist and historian – cancer.
- June 19 – Ze'ev Schiff (born 1932), French-born Israeli military journalist – heart disease.
- July 8 – Itzik Kol (born 1932), Israeli film producer – pneumonia.
- August 5 – Amos Manor (born 1918), Romanian-born Israeli head of Shin Bet (1953–1963).
- August 27 – Gad Yaacobi (born 1935), Israeli former minister and Labor Party Knesset member – heart failure.
- September 27 – Israel Segal (born 1944), Israeli writer and journalist – heart failure.
- September 27 – Avraham Shapira (born 1914), Israeli rabbi, Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel (1983–1993).
- October 30 – Yisrael Poliakov (born 1941), Israeli actor, member of comedy group HaGashash HaHiver – cancer.
- December 21 – Saadia Marciano (born 1950), Moroccan-born Israeli Black Panthers leader, member of the Knesset.
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