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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=173606
Jaffa Gate Sports New Look
(Jerusalem Post) Abe Selig - The restoration work on Jaffa Gate was part of a larger, ongoing "Jerusalem City Walls" project to conserve and rehabilitate the Old City's walls after years of neglect, destruction and weathering. The gate's dedicatory Arabic inscription was completely dismantled and restored. During the War of Independence, Jaffa Gate was the focal point of a number of difficult battles between Israeli forces and the Jordanian Legion. The gate was completely blocked by an armored vehicle that had been wedged in the opening. It was not removed and the gate remained closed until IDF forces reentered the Old City in 1967. Stones of the gate pierced by bullets are clearly visible on the upper parts of the structure.