Quds Day Versus Jerusalem Day
Paris - International Quds Day began with the return to Iran of Ayatollah Khomeini, from his exile in France. Each year, since the1979 revolution,...
| In commemoration of Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day - today, the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Moriah Films proudly featuresa clip from its acclaimed documentary, The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers, when Jerusalem was victoriously reunified in June, 1967. This year marks 54 years since the Israeli army overcameJordanian forces to capture the Old City of Jerusalem and reclaim the holiest site in Judaism, the Western Wall. |
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| The sentiment of Yom Yerushalayim is often expressed by Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, who said: “This morning,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 itagain.” The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers is available for streaming on Google Play, iTunes, ROKU and TheArchive Also available, In Search of Peacestreaming on The Archive and ROKU |