Israel’s Nation State Law

The Supreme Court of Israel recently assembled to hear a special petition filed by Arab-Israeli citizens to scrap the Nation State Law. About the Nation State Law The Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People is informally known as the Nation State Law. It is one of the fourteen constitutional laws or ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Arabs • israel • Israel-Palestine • Israel-Palestine Conflict • Jews • Nation State Law

Funding for India-Palestine Techno Park released

Recently the Indian Representative to Palestine, Sunil Kumar released the third tranche of funding for the construction of India-Palestine techno park in Palestine. India had committed to invest 12 million USD as a part of capacity building in Palestine. India currently pays 3 million USD on half yearly basis The Techno Park The park will ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: India-palestine • India-Palestine Development Partnership • Investment • Israel-Palestine • Jews • Palestine • Technology

Mahatma Gandhi’s 80-year-old Letter wishing Jews ‘Era of Peace’ Unveiled

The National Library of Israel unveiled an 80 – year old handwritten letter by Mahatma Gandhiji on the day World War II broke out. He had wished the Jewish people an era of peace in his letter. Gandhiji had addressed the letter the Bombay Zionist Association that was struggling to turn the support of Indian ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Topics: Jews • Mahatma Gandhi • World War II

Benjamin Netanyahu appointed as new Prime Minister of Israel

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister and officially launched a process that is expected to result in a new government dominated by religious and nationalist parties in the coming weeks. Now, Netanyahu has 28 days to form a government, with a possible extension of ..

Topics: Benjamin Netanyahu • Benny Gantz • Blue and White • Government • Government of Israel • Israeli Jews • Israeli legislative election • Jews • Netanyahu • Reuven Rivlin • Thirty-fifth government of Israel

Good Friday Observed on 19th April

The Christian community is observing Good Friday on April 19 to commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ on Calvary. Good Friday is also referred to as Black Friday, Great Friday, Easter Friday or Holy Friday. Good Friday coincides with the beginning of the Jewish festival of Passover. Significance of the Day Even though ..

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Black Friday • Christians • crucifixion • Death of Jesus Christ • Easter Friday • Easter Sunday • Good Friday • Great Friday • Holy Friday • Jews