In 1997, Knesset member Avi Yehezkel asked the minister of science about reports of UFOs and extraterrestrials in Israel.
On January 22, 1997, Knesset member Avi Yehezkel submitted a question to the minister of science about the alleged presence of UFOs and extraterrestrials in Israel. He asked what information the ministry had about such visits and whether it would make that information public. The question addressed claims about UFOs (or “UFOs,” as people type into search engines); it offered no evidence that anything had landed in Israel.
The ministry’s response came from its director-general at the time, Zvi Yanai. He said the ministry had no verified information about visits by extraterrestrial beings, and that he knew of no serious organization anywhere in the world with confirmed information of that kind. Yanai described reports of encounters with extraterrestrials as isolated experiences involving individuals and groups, which could not be scientifically verified.
The episode is documented as a parliamentary question, and the official response was skeptical. The accompanying records do not support the claim that the question proved UFOs had landed in Israel.
Knesset member Avi Yehezkel submitted it on January 22, 1997.
He asked what information the Ministry of Science had about alleged visits by extraterrestrials to Israel, and whether that information would be made public.
The ministry said it had no verified information about visits by extraterrestrial beings.
No. It was a parliamentary question, and the official response said there was no verified information supporting such visits.