Jerusalem day

Bipartisan lawmakers, faith leaders gather on Capitol Hill for Jerusalem Day celebration

Organizers said the event highlighted bipartisan American support for Jerusalem and the relationship between the United States and Israel.

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A view of the US Capitol building a day before a partial government shutdown is scheduled to take place, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 30, 2025.
Young Jewish men holding Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022.

'Blood on their hands': Top Modern Orthodox rabbi says haredim must serve in IDF

Twenty-six students gone. 39 relatives gone. Rabbi Kenneth Brander on what Israel's religious Zionist community owes its soldiers, and what it owes everyone else.

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Jewish men dance with Israeli flags during Jerusalem Day celebrations at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 26, 2025.

Jerusalem Day’s violence should not erase the memory of a divided city - opinion

Jerusalem Day sparks debate over media framing, past divisions, and competing narratives about the city’s unity and history.

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Young Jewish men holding Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022.

Jerusalem Day violence exposes dangerous culture of impunity in Israel - opinion

Lior Amihai, the head of Peace Now was assaulted by a far-right settler in the West Bank on Jerusalem Day.

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Mapping shelters and prepping for war: State Archives publishes 1948 Jerusalem census files

As part of the census, Jerusalem was divided into 16 districts, each was subsequently divided into sectors, units, and house overseers.

JUNE 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
David Ben-Gurion mentioned in one of the census files unveiled by the State Archive on June 5, 2024.

Thousands of Israeli police deploy in Jerusalem ahead of flag march

The march this year takes place as the Gaza war approaches the start of its ninth month, adding to concerns of wider violence.

JUNE 5, 2024ByREUTERS
Young Jewish men holding Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022.

Congressional Israel Allies Caucus hosts Jerusalem Day celebration

This year’s event reiterated US backing for Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war.

JUNE 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
From L-R, Senator Ted Cruz, Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, Head of the Israel Allies Caucus Josh Reinstein.

Grapevine June 5, 2024: Happy Jerusalem Day

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 5, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with Michael Douglas.

Asteroid twice the size of the Western Wall to pass Earth on Jerusalem Day - NASA

The asteroid was originally going to be measured with the Beit Hamikdash, aka the ancient First and Second Temples of Jerusalem, per the birthday wishes of the writer's father (happy birthday, dad!).

JUNE 4, 2024ByAARON REICH
An asteroid is seen flying near the Earth, specifically near the Middle East, in this artistic illustration.

Jerusalem Day flag parade to march through Muslim Quarter in shadow of war

This year, under the shadow of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, tensions are even higher.

JUNE 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Participants in the Jerusalem Day Flag Parade gather outside the Old City's Damascus Gate, May 18, 2023

Jerusalem is the Jewish spiritual, national hotspot - opinion

In that spirit, when we sing “Jerusalem of Gold,” some thank God, some praise the IDF, others get Zionist goosebumps, but all rally around Jerusalem.

JUNE 4, 2024ByGIL TROY
WAVING THE Israeli flag at the Western Wall to mark Jerusalem Day, 2020: Let’s revive Jerusalem Day’s original spirit, the writer urges.

Grapevine, May 24, 2024: Cultural influx

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 25, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
ISRAELI INDUSTRIALIST Eli Hurvitz’s name lives on via his foundation.

Shin Bet investigating after rocket discovered in east Jerusalem last month

The rocket was found during the Jerusalem Day Flag Parade and authorities are now examining whether there was an intention to fire it or not.

JUNE 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces stand at the site where an Israeli was killed in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City

14 Days: Jerusalem Day

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

JUNE 2, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen presiding over a cabinet meeting in the Western Wall tunnels in honor of Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem, on May 21, 2023.