Bibi on Jerusalem Day: Unification Propelled City’s Development
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Jerusalem’s reunification after the 1967 Six Day War on Wednesday, saying that it gave the city the “momentum to develop.”
Netanyahu, along with other government ministers and MK spoke at a special Knesset session in honor of Jerusalem Day.
“There are those in the Knesset who were born after the Six Day War,” Netanyahu said. “Another 54 of you were younger than 10 when Jerusalem was freed. Like many in Jerusalem, many of you cannot remember how Jerusalem was divided”There are those in the Knesset who were born after the Six Day War,” Netanyahu said. “Another 54 of you were younger than 10 when Jerusalem was freed. Like many in Jerusalem, many of you cannot remember how Jerusalem was divided.”
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