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Israelis Celebrate Jerusalem Day Amid New Political Reality
We can love Jerusalem as Jews without taunting its Muslims
Normally, to quote the famous song, “I love a parade.”
Marchers come under attack during Jerusalem Day march
Participants in the annual Jerusalem Day flag march came under attack from Muslims in the Old City of Jerusalem.
U.S. citizens in Israel warned ahead of Nakba Day
The United States’ diplomatic missions in Israel have called on U.S. citizens to exercise caution due to demonstrations and violence associated with Nakba Day.
Israel’s Supreme Court rejects removing Muslim Quarter from Jerusalem Day route
The annual Jerusalem Day march will still go through the Muslim Quarter of the Old City after the Supreme Court rejected a petition to change its route.
Jerusalem Day and justice under siege
Rabbi Goren sounding the shofar of the just-captured wall is connected in our memory with General Moshe Dayan’s terse message – Har HaBayit BiYadeinu – “the Temple Mount is in our hands”.
Anti-Semitic message painted on Boston-area church
A suburban Boston church was vandalized with an anti-Semitic message while police were hunting for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Scattered clashes break out during mostly peaceful Jerusalem Day march
Scattered clashes broke out in neighborhoods surrounding Jerusalem’s Old City during the annual Jerusalem Day march, though the event was mostly peaceful. Three people — two marchers and one Arab resident — reportedly were lightly injured during stone-throwing clashes by the Old City’s Damascus Gate and in the nearby, mostly Arab neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
3,000 police on patrol for annual Jerusalem Day march
Some 30,000 Israelis gathered for the annual flag march through eastern Jerusalem in honor of Jerusalem Day, as at least 3,000 police took up patrols throughout the city.