Historic Milestones in Israel
MAY 1, 2015—Supreme Court upholds Witnesses’ right to peaceful assembly in the city of Ra’anana
FEBRUARY 5, 2007—With the attorney general’s support, the court rules that the Haifa International Congress Center discriminated against the Witnesses by refusing to rent its facility to them
LATE 1990’s—Jewish religious activists escalate their violent attacks and harassment of Witnesses
SEPTEMBER 7, 1992—After a pronouncement by the attorney general, the District Appeal Commission reverses its order that barred the Witnesses from using their Kingdom Hall in Tel Aviv
NOVEMBER 15, 1963—Government registers Witnesses’ legal entity, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society
JANUARY 1, 1963—Witnesses establish a branch office in Haifa, later moved to Tel Aviv
1920—During the British mandate in the Middle East, Jehovah’s Witnesses establish their first congregation and an office to coordinate their activity