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.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD
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.

|BySEBASTIEN LEVI

Jerusalem's history: The first time living in Israel's capital

As we celebrate Jerusalem Day for the 55th time, I continue to bear witness to the Teddy Kollek era, which shaped the city into the likes of what it is today, a metropolis of a million people.

MAY 19, 2023ByDAVID GEFFEN
KING GEORGE Avenue, 1960.

Grapevine: Cantors in the capital

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 19, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Gerald M. Steinberg

Jerusalem highlights May 19-25

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

MAY 19, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
KINDERLAND TOURS of Jerusalem’s ancient walls.

Palestinians, Jews clash in Jerusalem's Old City day after flag march

Two Israelis were lightly wounded by rocks thrown by Palestinians during the clashes at the Lions' Gate of Jerusalem's Old City.

MAY 19, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Israelis and Palestinians stand opposite to each other near Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old city as Israel mark Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023.

United Jerusalem: The dream and the reality

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The slogan “Don’t divide Jerusalem” still resonates loudly among the Israeli public.

MAY 19, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Israelis gather by Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old city as they mark Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023.

As Jews, we are obligated to seek Jerusalem - opinion

Seeking Jerusalem means the search for God, the quest to uncover existential-metaphysical layers of holiness.

MAY 19, 2023ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
Israelis gather by the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old city as they mark Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023.

Flag march sees river of blue and white celebrations through Jerusalem

After Israeli flags, the most popular were the yellow and white Third Temple Institute flags.

MAY 18, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
The Jerusalem Day flag march in front of the Damascus Gate, May 18, 2023

Editor's Notes: Jerusalem isn’t united. But it can be

Jerusalem Day is an opportunity to reflect on our capital’s past, take stock of its present and plan for its future.

MAY 18, 2023ByAVI MAYER
A LIGHT rail train stops at Damascus Gate. The service connects the eastern and western parts of Jerusalem.

My Word: Jerusalem’s contradictions and blessings

Jerusalem is the country’s heart and soul. Without it, there would be no Israel

MAY 18, 2023ByLIAT COLLINS
AN AERIAL view of the ever-growing Jerusalem, above the Yemin Moshe neighborhood.

Palestinians, Jordan slam ‘provocative’ Jerusalem flag march

Palestinian leaders accused Israel of working to alter the demographic composition, historic, and legal status of Jerusalem.

MAY 18, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Israelis and Palestinains argue near Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old city as Israel mark Jerusalem Day in Jerusalem May 18, 2023