Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Jerusalem Day

Today is Jerusalem Day - in 1967 the Israeli army took over Jordanian East Jerusalem and united it with the Israeli West. Naturally the arabs living in the East were and are not happy. Military presence was stepped up to prevent riots; 3,000 Zionist Jews are marching through the East today http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/fearing-clashes-police-boost-security-ahead-of-jerusalem-day-march-1.365316  . And not all Israelis are happy with this celebration - http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/jerusalem-day-celebrations-will-not-cover-up-the-city-s-rot-and-discrimination-1.365222