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2020 In Israel
Events in the year 2020 in Israel. Incumbents * President of Israel – Reuven Rivlin * Prime Minister of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu * Supreme Court of Israel, President of the Supreme Court – Esther Hayut * Chief of General Staff (Israel), Chief of General Staff – Aviv Kochavi * Government of Israel – Thirty-fourth government of Israel and Thirty-fifth government of Israel Events January * 1 January ** Prime Minister Netanyahu requests parliamentary immunity from the Netanyahu corruption investigations, corruption charges against him. ** Jordan receives its first shipment of Natural gas in Israel, natural gas from Israel. * 5 January – Israel-Greece relations, Greece and Israel sign an EastMed pipeline, agreement to build the longest underwater gas pipeline in the world. * 6 January – The Leviathan gas field begins full operations. * 7 January – Israeli firm Armis is bought for over US$1 billion by Insight Partners. * 23 January – The World Holocaust Forum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Israeli-occupied territories, It occupies the Occupied Palestinian territories, Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the south-west. Israel also has a small coastline on the Red Sea at its southernmost point, and part of the Dead Sea lies along its eastern border. Status of Jerusalem, Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Tel Aviv is the country's Gush Dan, largest urban area and Economy of Israel, economic center. Israel is located in a region known as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine (region), Palestine region, the Holy Land, and Canaan. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilisation followed by the History of ancient Israel and Judah, kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
