Israelis Prepare to Celebrate Jerusalem Day

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Headlines from Jerusalem, 3 June 2016

“If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget her skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy” Psalm 137: 5-6

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Israelis Prepare to Celebrate Jerusalem Day

Sunday marks the 49th anniversary of the re-unification of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six Day War. Israel’s national government as well as the Jerusalem municipality have scheduled a parade as well as a wide array of events at museums, parks, schools and at city hall. A large number of visitors are also expected to be in the city from other parts of Israel as well as abroad.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem Day Speech

Since our very beginning as a people, our existence was tied to Jerusalem. The vast majority of the public understands that only democratic Israel can safeguard Jerusalem’s existence as an open city, one that has freedom for all religions.
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