CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On March 25, 2019, the United States officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel.

Detailed explanation-2: -Drawing from the deep well of Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the centrality of the city to the life of the newly established State of Israel, it was only natural that the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, declared Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on 23 January 1950.

Detailed explanation-3: -Journey to the Beginning The city of Jerusalem was first built on the hill south of temple mount by the ancient Canaanites in the 18th century b.c.e. David son of Jesse, King of Israel, conquered the small Jebusite (Canaanite) city and made it his capital, which he called-the City of David (2nd Samuel 5).

Detailed explanation-4: -United Nations General Assembly resolution ES‑10/19 is an emergency session resolution declaring the status of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as “null and void".