Israel-Palestine Conflict Current Affairs, GK & News
Russia stresses two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed that, Russia adheres to the “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What is Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? It is one of the most enduring conflicts worldwide. The conflict started with the Israeli occupation of West Bank and Gaza Strip, and has now reached in its 54th year. Several attempts have been made for ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Gaza Strip • Israel-Palestine Conflict • Israel-Palestine violence • UPSC • West Bank
Gaza militants fired rocket at Israel
Militants in Gaza Strip fired rocket at Israel on August 16, 2021. Key Points The rocket was however intercepted by Iron Dome anti-missile system of Israel. It was the first such attack since 11-day war in May 2021. Israel has pledged to retaliate. Gaza–Israel conflict Gaza-Israel conflict is the part of localized Israeli–Palestinian conflict. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Gaza • Gaza Strip • Hamas • Israel-Gaza conflict • Israel-Palestine Conflict • Israel–Gaza barrier
Permanent Commission for Israel and Palestine
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have called United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish a permanent commission; who can report on human rights violations across Israel, Gaza and West Bank; following the latest violence in Israel-Palestine Conflict. What is Permanent Commission? The proposed Permanent Commission is an independent, international commission of inquiry. It will ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Israel-Palestine Conflict • Israel-Palestine violence • Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OCI) • Permanent Commission for Israel and Palestine • United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR)
What is Shavuot?
Shavuot in Hebrew means Weeks. It took seven weeks of trekking through the desert to reach Mount Sinai. It is called the “Feast of Weeks”. It is a Jewish holiday that occurs in the Hebrew month of Sivan, that is, between May 15 and June 14. About Shavuot According to Bible, Shavuot marks the wheat ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Al-Aqsa Mosque • Hebrew • israel • Israel-Palestine • Israel-Palestine Conflict • Judaism • Mount Sinai
What is Jordan Crisis?
Jordan is a unitary state that is ruled under a Constitutional Monarchy. Unitary state is a state that is governed as a single entity where the central government is ultimately supreme. In a Constitutional monarchy, a monarch (ruler or king) exercises authority in accordance to a written or unwritten constitution. What is Jordan Crisis? The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Government of Jordan • Israel-Palestine Conflict • Jordan • Monarchy • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • UAE