The modern state of Israel was born on 14th May 1948. Based on the Gregorian calendar, Israel’s 70th birthday fell on 14th May 2018. However, according to the Jewish calendar, this anniversary was on 19th April 2018, which also happens to be both Joan Isoke and George Magimbi’s birthday. Whichever calendar you use, Israel’s 70th anniversary is in the past; and we belatedly wish her a happy birthday.
We often think of peer pressure as the external influence that forces a person or group of people to conform to the evil expectations of another person or group of people. Yet peer pressure is also often employed to achieve positive outcomes. It then seems that there is good and bad peer pressure.