Jerusalem Day, as the celebrations are known, commemorates Israeli forces taking Palestinian-majority east Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Last year's Jerusalem Day march resulted in ultranationalist Israeli groups attacking a Palestinian journalist. Four years ago it triggered an 11-day war between Israeli and Hamas forces.

Last week was Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day. It is the Israeli national holiday, celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967, during the Six Day War. My childhood memories of this day are ...

Film & TV In Jerusalem, everything is political — even the stone architects used to design the city Danae Elon’s film ‘Rule of Stone’ explores the history behind Jerusalem’s architecture ...

“Jerusalem Day is a celebration of the eternal connection between the Jewish people and their capital,” said Josh Reinstein, President of the Israel Allies Foundation.

“Celebrating Jerusalem Day in the halls of the U.S. Congress is a powerful symbol of our shared commitment to the values of faith, freedom, and friendship.

This morning (Monday), a festive and moving morning prayer event was held to mark 58 years since Jerusalem’s reunification in the Six-Day War. Approximately 1,500 olim and visitors from English ...

Jewish men celebrate Jerusalem Day and clash with police at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) ...

U.S. forces retook the islands one year later. In 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Connecticut law banning contraceptives. In 1967, Israeli troops captured Jerusalem during the Six-Day War.

Two teens charged with racist assault of Palestinian man during Jerusalem Day march 16-year-old defendants allegedly beat Old City resident while calling him a ‘dirty Arab’, tried to set fire ...

Her brother, Avner Getz, fell in 1967 during the Six Day War. He was among the first to break through the border line into the Old City of Jerusalem.

Last week was Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day. It is the Israeli national holiday, celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967, during the Six Day War. My childhood memories of this day are ...