REJOICE IN THE L-RD…TODAY IS YOM YERUSHALAYIM !!!

In a special Knesset session honoring Jerusalem Day, the premier marveled at the development and growth of the capital. Netanyahu tells Knesset: Jerusalem was reunited, and will never be divided again. Jerusalem will remain united forever, Prime Minister Binyamin said Wednesday, specifically referring to east Jerusalem neighborhoods that were targets of international criticism. Speaking at the special plenum meeting in honor of Jerusalem Day, Netanyahu mentioned newer parts of the city, like Ramot, Har Homa and Gilo, as well as sites of historic significance like the Old City and Mount of Olives. The prime minister recalled growing up in a much smaller Jerusalem. "It was a capital under fire without a way out and with a narrow horizon, and in one day, it all changed. The walls fell and we flowed in a human wave to the Western Wall," he recounted. Netanyahu said his government works to take care of both "upper Jerusalem" and "lower Jerusalem," the expressions for its spiritual and physical manifestations. "Torah will certainly come out of Zion," the prime minister said, paraphrasing Isaiah, "and there are many yeshivas, but hi-tech also comes out [of Jerusalem] in Har Hotzvim. "Jerusalem was united 47 years ago and will never be divided again," Netanyahu concluded. It was certainly a day of euphoria and pride Jews around the world felt after the Six Day War. "Jews stood tall. They were proud to be Jewish, to go to synagogue, to walk around with a kippah, to speak Hebrew and dream about aliyah," he said. "A prince was born named 'Jerusalem of Gold.'" Edelstein said Jerusalem belongs to every Jew, near or far, believer or non-believer, left or right. "There is no deeper consensus than Jerusalem," he added. June 7, 1967 (28 Iyar 5727), Israel captured the Old City of Jerusalem. Later that day, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan declared what is often quoted during Yom Yerushalayim: "This morning, the Israel Defense Forces liberated Jerusalem. We have united Jerusalem, the divided capital of Israel. We have returned to the holiest of our holy places, never to part from it again. To our Arab neighbors we extend, also at this hour—and with added emphasis at this hour—our hand in peace. And to our Christian and Muslim fellow citizens, we solemnly promise full religious freedom and rights. We did not come to Jerusalem for the sake of other peoples' holy places, and not to interfere with the adherents of other faiths, but in order to safeguard its entirety, and to live there together with others, in unity." JERUSALEM IS OURS, ONE, INDIVISIBLE AND NON-NEGOTIABLE. FREEDOM OF RELIGION ONLY FEASIBLE IN JERUSALEM. JERUSALEM CITY OF PEACE; HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT ENJOYED MUCH...BUT JERUSALEM OF GOLD REIGNS IN OUR HEART AND WHILE THERE ARE JEWS IN THE WORLD, WE WILL BE WILLING TO LIVE AND DIE FOR HER...AMEN!