1) Jerusalem is considered the center of Israel by Jewish tradition and scripture.
2) On June 7, 1967, Israeli forces captured East Jerusalem from Jordanian control, reunifying the city under Israeli rule after 19 years of division.
3) Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan announced that Jerusalem was united as Israel's capital and that religious freedom would be ensured for all faiths in the city.
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1. “The Land of Israel sits at the center of the world; Jerusalem is in the center of the Land of Israel. “
Midrash Tanhuma
Photo taken at the Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem
2. “This morning (June 7, 1967 /28 Iyar 5727 ), the Israel Defense Forces liberated Jerusalem. We have united Jerusalem, the
divided capital of Israel. We have returned to the holiest of our holy places, never to part from it again. To our Arab
neighbors we extend, also at this hour—and with added emphasis at this hour—our hand in peace. And to our Christian
and Muslim fellow citizens, we solemnly promise full religious freedom and rights. We did not come to Jerusalem for the
sake of other peoples' holy places, and not to interfere with the adherents of other faiths, but in order to safeguard its
entirety, and to live there together with others, in unity.” (Defense Minister Moshe Dayan , June 7, 1967 (28 Iyar 5727 )
35. Mordecai Ardon ‘s set of stained glass windows incorporating visual elements from the Kabbalah,
displayed in the The Jewish National and University Library, Givat Ram
36. 18May 2012
This sculpture , Ahava , "Love" ,
was made by Robert Indiana for
the Israel Museum Art Garden
in Jerusalem.
Music:
Yerushalayim shel Zahav ,
Naomi Shemer