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The Day of Jerusalem's Liberation Is a National Holiday
(Israel Hayom) Amb. Dror Eydar - The war we find ourselves embroiled in erupted under the banner of Jerusalem. Our enemies dubbed the atrocities they committed "The Al-Aqsa Flood." Since our return to our capital and its unification, the primary aim of our nearby foes and detractors worldwide has centered on Jerusalem - challenging our sovereignty; denying our historic and spiritual ties; and inevitably - perpetuating their core tactic: The indiscriminate killing of Jews. They understand, almost instinctively, that Jerusalem epitomizes the national and spiritual essence of our existence. After the destruction of the Temple, our sages recognized that to avert the fates of other exiled nations - assimilation and an exit from history's stage - we must perpetually remember where we came from and where we are heading. When blessing bread, we Jews implore God to rebuild Jerusalem, thus affirming that national endurance depends on Jerusalem. At every wedding, a glass is broken underfoot with the oath to never forget Jerusalem. The writer is a former Israeli Ambassador to Italy.