A living memorial to the unity of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was established yesterday by the planting of a tree in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. The ceremonies, marking the 13th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967, were conducted by the Zionist Organization of America.
In case you missed it: ZOA’s Dan Pollak writes on the tourist destination that should be on every diplomat and VIP’s Israel itinerary, here’s a sneak peak.
Every diplomat who visits Israel is inevitably brought to Yad Vashem, the dramatic and appropriate emotional high point of every trip to Israel. Something is missing, though, in the lack of understanding of so many well-meaning foreigners who come to Israel. After seeing the usual sights, they inevitably repeat the same tired diplomatic formula and too often fail to understand the relationship between the Jewish people and Jerusalem. There is another destination that should be visited by every VIP as they come to Jerusalem, and that is Ammunition Hill, on the northern part of what in 1967 was Jordanian occupied eastern Jerusalem.
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