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"We Will Always Insist on Jerusalem": Israel's President Rivlin on 50th Anniversary of Reunification"As we mark the half a century since the city was reunited, I believe the time has come to bring peace to Jerusalem. To grow within her an Israeli Hope, a hope for Jerusalem: the city which welcomes pilgrims from all communities, from all over the world." -President Reuven Rivlin
Rivlin spoke about the difficult battle for the city in 1967, and recalled the moment he heard the Old City had been secured under Israeli control. "We gave our all for Jerusalem because we knew that on Jerusalem we must insist," said the President at the Western Wall. "We will always insist on Jerusalem," Rivlin reiterated. "There never has been, there never will be any other reality. Here, in these stones, beats the heart of the Jewish People. Jerusalem is the heart of the State of Israel, and the Kotel is the heart of Jerusalem." Colonel Motta Gur's call "The Temple Mount is in our hands!" over an IDF wireless device on June 7, 1967 quickly became a defining moment for a generation of... Click here to continue reading. 
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