CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The president’s powers are largely ceremonial; while the prime minister holds the executive power. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Aghion, is in Jerusalem. The current prime minister is Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud, the ninth person to hold the position (excluding caretakers).

Detailed explanation-2: -Menachem Begin became Prime Minister, serving for six and a half years - from the spring of 1977 to the fall of 1983.

Detailed explanation-3: -On March 17, 1969, 70-year-old Golda Meir makes history when she is elected as Israel’s first female prime minister. She was the country’s fourth prime minister and is still the only woman to have held this post.