Tag: Jerusalem Day

Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of the Israeli capital to mark the 58th anniversary of the reunification of the holy city of Jerusalem.

A visit to "The Forest" restaurant and Jerusalem's history.

"God fulfilled the prayer, ‘Next year in Jerusalem,’ by restoring the eternal capital of the Jewish People under Israeli sovereignty."

The unfurling of the giant flag this year was dedicated to the memory of Eyal Chaimovsky of blessed memory, director of the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Yom Yerushalayim.

The holiday marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Temple Mount, Western Wall and eastern side of the city, as well as Judea and Samaria.

The Israel State Archives invites the public to search the site according to names and addresses.

Housing construction in Israel's capital hit a new high in 2023.

“It is a great privilege to come here again for the first time as a member of the Knesset,” said Likud MK Dan Illouz.

Prayers, a special ceremony, dancing and singing took place at the Western Wall Plaza to celebrate the reunification of Israel's eternal capital.

"The ordinary people who live here yearn for peaceful coexistence and do not identify with the values often propagated by their political leaders and various journalists.”

The authorities suggest Nisani “will commit acts of provocation which can endanger the security of the Temple Mount and the Old City.”

There is concern that Hamas might decide to fire rockets at the Israeli capital as the terror group did in May 2021, just as the Flag Parade was set to begin.

"Just as the sun rises every morning, so the parade will continue as planned, as usual, on its regular route.”

Police discovered a gun and ammunition hidden in his home.

Netanyahu had a Jerusalem Day message.

The Kotel was packed on Sunday morning for celebratory holiday prayers of Jerusalem Day.

Arab media is going wild over the massive Israeli flag unfurled at the Kotel.

The attack happened on Jerusalem Day.

Everyone demands that Israel protect the right to worship and in the name of the same right it must forbid the prayer of Jews at the most sacred place for Jews in the world.

Flags at the Kotel on Jerusalem Day.

“We have no future, or state, or self-determination without Jerusalem,” said Mashaal in an interview to Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV on Sunday.

The Jerusalem Municipality, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, the Office for Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage, and the Jerusalem Development Authority for the Development of Jerusalem will hold a special festive broadcast on Thursday.

According to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of Jerusalem Day, the capital’s population is nearing one million.

“We spent days going through the Library of Congress collection to find high quality photographs whose specific location we could re-capture.”

In their petition to the High Court, the flag dance parade organizers demanded to be permitted to form a human chain from the city center to the Western Wall, with 3,000 participants.

"There is no reason not to allow the Left to hold its rallies, and there is no reason not to allow us to hold our rally either.”

Yom Yerushalayim, the day on which Israel celebrates the anniversary of the reunification of its capital during the 1967 Six Day War, was a very special day for Ari Fuld. He participated in the Jerusalem Day parade every year.

The traditional Jerusalem Day Flag Dance March, the state ceremony at Ammunition Hill, and other events are all receiving extra security coverage.

Muslims have built two mosques on the site where once stood the First and Second Jewish Holy Temples of Jerusalem.