‘Be ready to break into the Old City’
The fateful June 5, 1967, order to paratroop commander Mordechai Gur ‘just slipped out,’ author Abraham Rabinovich recalls in this excerpt from his landmark book, ‘The Battle for Jerusalem’
View ArticleThe capture of Jerusalem, as never seen before
Exclusive: Not interested in history or glory, paratrooper Yossi Shemy put away the photos he took of his fellow soldiers on and around June 7, 1967, in a drawer at his kibbutz. Finally, his son and...
View ArticleParatroopers of ’67 protect Women of the Wall ’13
Four veterans of the battle for Jerusalem ensured a monthly female prayer service, complete with prayer shawls, went ahead undisturbed at the Western Wall for the first time in 24 years. Then the...
View ArticleIn Jerusalem’s no man’s land, awaiting a political decision
Stuck in limbo between Israel and the PA, properly served by neither, residents of the Arab neighborhood of Ras Khamis feel like ‘human refuse’
View ArticleJews love Jerusalem more than we do, Islamic Jihad head complains in Iran
Hailing Israeli attachment to holy city, terror chief at clerical conference quotes in Hebrew from Naomi Shemer’s inspirational ‘Jerusalem of Gold’
View ArticleChina publishes PM adviser’s hawkish book on Jerusalem
Dore Gold’s ‘The Fight for Jerusalem’ calls for city to remain undivided under Israeli sovereignty — in contrast to Beijing’s policy
View ArticleIn the Jerusalem Hills, where Israel’s independence was won in blood
Stirring and creative monuments to the soldiers of the Harel Brigade range from striking sculptures to wonderful parks and unique cemeteries
View ArticleMallow soup: a taste of independence
Surprisingly nutritious, the foraged greens served as a staple for families under siege during the fight for the Holy City
View Article50 years later, 3 soldiers reenact, remember their iconic Six-Day war photo
Picture of paratroopers Zion Karasenti, Haim Oshri, and Itzik Yifat has become defining image of Israel regaining Western Wall; they're still friends and they still argue
View ArticleAn American in war-torn Jerusalem witnesses the battle for the Temple Mount
Fifty years ago, in the days leading up to the Six Day War, a plucky young journalist from Long Island flew to Israel on his first self-imposed war assignment. Here's what he saw
View Article50 years on, just-released photos show horror, then joy, in Battle for Jerusalem
Trove gives rare glimpse of victory against previously unbeatable Jordanian military in 1967 Six Day War
View ArticleRare photos from Israel’s War of Independence to be auctioned
Some pictures offer a glimpse from the side of the Arab forces, including a faked propaganda picture of an Israeli soldier surrendering
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For Jerusalem Day, the humble memorials to those who died unifying the city
On the 28th of Iyar, which this year falls out on May 9-10, Israel celebrates the unification of the Holy City in the Six Day War and honors the fallen who gave their lives for it
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