User:Carolinehardingggggg/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Israel–Nepal relations

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I studied abroad in Nepal and met a lot of Israelis who were traveling there who talked to me a lot about the relationship between the two countries so I was interested in exploring it more.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is okay, but is a little bit dated. For example, Kanta Rizal is the current Nepali ambassador to Israel, not Baija Nath Thapalia. Additionally, I thought the paragraph about Nepal's diplomatic support for Israel was a bit confusing, because it seems as though Nepal voted against Israel multiple times at the UN so I was surprised they mentioned that and then did not provide more context.

Additionally, the Israeli Prime Minister is no longer Ariel Sharon. It seems irrelevant to add that Nepal welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine in 2005 when the two came to an agreement. This is not specific to Israel-Nepal relations and was widely accepted by the international community.

They also did not include the large amount of Nepalis living in Israel in this introductory paragraph, only that 17 Nepalis were taken hostage by Hamas. They should have included that 7 were also injured and it was on the October 7th attack.

It is estimated that about 12,000 Nepalese foreign workers are residing in Israel, most of whom are women working as caregivers. This should be included in the introduction. This is a significant amount of Nepalis as Nepal is a very small country.

"Israel stopped Nepali workers in April 2009, saying Nepali manpower agents had charged exorbitant fees to the workers, created nexus with Israel-based Nepali brokers, and sent low-skilled workers.Recently, Israel has clarified to the Nepali mission in Israel, it would not reopen the process of welcoming Nepali workers until the activities of manpower agents are ‘improved’, according to sources at the labor ministry." I could not find any exact information on if this situation had stopped, but it seems outdated. Recently, Israel implemented a "learn and earn" study abroad program where Nepalis could reside in Israel for 3 years, but I could not verify anything about the visa process.

Overall this article is a bit scattered and does not seem to highlight the most important parts of information about the two countries' relationship. I would focus more on the hurricane and COVID relief Nepal got from Israel and their current work exchange policies.