What makes a city a capital city? The city or town
that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country
or region is the capital city.
Israel refers to Jerusalem as the country's capital,
and seats its government (Knesset) in that city. But the international
community does not recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and the city hosts
no foreign embassies. Most countries, as well as the United Nations,
recognize nearby Tel Aviv.
The Palestinian National Authority also
claims Jerusalem as the capital for their future Palestinian state; but
currently the de facto seat of the internationally-recognized
Palestinian government is in Ramallah, while the seat of the Hamas-led
government is in Gaza City.
Stamps
(left) In 2011 Israel issued a set of 6 stamps about
butterflies of Israel. This one pictures the Common Blue.
(right) Dating back to ancient times Jews have used an
Etrog box during Sukkot, the Festival of Booths, to store the Etrog fruit,
an oval shaped citron fruit.
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1 comments:
Mike,
What makes a city a capital city? The city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region is the capital city.
All these facts and a history from King David conquered Jerusalem and made it the capital of the Jewish kingdom In 1000 B.C., all this makes Jerusalem a capital of State of Israel.
I am very disappointed that you used my postcard in a wrong way.
Oleg
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