May 20, 2012
Jerusalem Day is an Israeli national holiday celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the old city at the end of Six-Day War. The Six-Day War was one of the most successful military campaigns in Israeli history and saw the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Sinai and the Golan fall to Israeli control.
I've been told that it was a good thing that I only spent the weekend in Jerusalem and didn't extend my stay. Although most year's Jerusalem day passes in relative calm, there is often a lot of jeering between settlers and hard line Zionists that parade through the Old City and young, angry Palestinians and Arabs that sometimes escalates and gets out of control.
Many organizations hold demonstrations and rallies calling for peace on Jerusalem Day and I spent the latter half of mine at work and sitting amongst the olive trees on the hill of the village, passing the time away. Happy Jerusalem Day.
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