CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Israel honours 1971 war hero Lt Gen JFR Jacob with a plaque on Ammunition Hill Wall of Honour.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bhairon Singh Rathore served in the Battle of Longewala in the 1971 India-Pakistan War and became a popular war hero. Rathore’s relatives and fellow villagers say he always guided youngsters to join the military and paramilitary forces.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lieutenant General Jack Farj Rafael Jacob, PVSM (2 May 1921 – 13 January 2016), was a general officer in the Indian Army. He was best known for the role he played in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. Jacob, then a major general, served as the chief of staff of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command.

Detailed explanation-4: -(retd) Jack Farj Rafael (JFR) Jacob was one of the most prominent members of India’s relatively small Jewish community, serving as a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army and later as a Governor of two Indian states-Goa and Punjab.

Detailed explanation-5: -Israel supported India during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. India’s opposition to official diplomatic relations with Israel stemmed from both domestic and foreign considerations. Domestically, politicians in India feared losing the Muslim vote if relations were normalised with Israel.