ETERNAL CAPITAL
For far more years than London has been the capital of England, Paris of France, Berlin of Germany, etc., Jerusalem has been the eternal capital of only one nation in the history of the world – Israel. Today, JERUSALEM DAY is being celebrated, in commemoration of 52 years after the miraculous victory of the Six-Day War when Jerusalem was reunited. Ever since King David declared it the capital of Israel around 1,000 BCE, Jerusalem has remained the focus of the Jewish people. His son, Solomon, built the First Temple there. . Today, 3,000 years later, Jerusalem continues to have unbreakable religious and political significance for Jews. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks refers to Jerusalem as the “beating heart” of Judaism. During these thousands of years, Jerusalem was never divided. Its only period of division was 1949-1967 when the UN Partition Plan of 1947 to make Jerusalem an international city was accepted by the Jews, and rejected by the Arabs. War commenced, foll...