Tag: Yom Yerushalayim
‘Jerusalem Day’ fight breaks out on Temple Mount
Fighting between Jews and Arabs erupted on the Temple Mount on Sunday morning, as Jews ascended the holy site on Jerusalem Day.
Some eyewitnesses stated that Arabs lashed out in rage against Jews who began...
There is no Hebrew word for history
The question we must ask is why do we commemorate an event of 50 years ago, why is it important in a time and age when people want to forget? People have no patience...
KKL-JNF presents rare photos from Jerusalem of 1967
This week, the Jewish world celebrates Jerusalem Day and marks 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem and the Six Day War. To honor the occasion, the Keren Kayemet Le’Israel-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) opened...
Leonard Cohen song is anthem of Jewish exclusivists
On May 21, Israeli Jews celebrated 50 years of Jewish sovereignty over Jerusalem with a light show on the Old City walls, and the highlight was a rendition of the late Leonard Cohen’s most...
Deputy fm calls on jews to ascend temple mount on Jerusalem day
In an unprecedented move, a deputy minister of the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on Jews to ascend the Temple Mount during Jerusalem Day on Wednesday.
Deputy Minister Tzipi Hotovely made the request at a...