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Jerusalem Day
Tuesday night and Wednesday are Jerusalem Day, the 28th day of the Jewish month of Iyar, the day on which 43 years ago, IDF troops liberated the Old City from the Jordanian occupiers.For the first 20 years or so, reports the JPost, nearly all Israelis celebrated Jerusalem Day. But since the first 'intifada,' many Israelis have regarded Jerusalem Day as a political holiday, belonging only to 'the