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 Jerusalem

In honor of Earth Day and in order to raise awareness about climate change, Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat turned off the lights illuminating the Old City Walls at 20:00 today, 22 April. Barkat was joined by Swedish pilgrim and Brother of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, Jӧrgen Nilsson who yesterday arrived at the Jaffa Gate at the end of a 5 month, 5,000K pilgrimage on foot from Sweden to Jerusalem. Dr. Kusum Vyas, founder of the Living Planet Organization and a keynote speaker at the First International Jerusalem Symposium on Green and Accessible Pilgrimage, presented Mayor Barkat with an olive tree sapling and offered a traditional Hindu prayer for peace (Saanti Mantra) “May there be peace in heaven. May there be peace in the sky. May there be peace on earth. May there be peace in the water. May there be peace in the plants. May there be peace in the trees. May there be peace in the Gods. May there be peace in Brahman. May there be peace in all. May that peace, real peace, be mine.” After light out, Jerusalemites, tourists and symposium participants watched the first full-length movie screening powered by solar energy on the Old City Walls. The 78-minute Eco-Cinema movie, “Land of Genesis” showcases Israel’s landscapes, fauna and flora by following three mammals in their respective geographic habitats, as the seasons change. 

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The first historic train station in Jerusalem, founded 122 years ago, will reopen its doors

to the public in the spring of 2013. Located in Jerusalem’s Baka neighbourhood between

the road from Hebron to Bethlehem, the “First Station” is soon to become an entertainment venue.

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President Peres to the 120 Outstanding Soldiers:

"You are Israel's army of peace! Without you Israel would not be protected, with you Israel will know peace"

 The President of the State of Israel, President Shimon Peres, hosted the central Independence Day celebrations at his residence in Jerusalem this morning. The celebrations included the traditional ceremony for the outstanding soldiers and the "Singing Independence with the President" event which has also become an Independence Day tradition. The event was attended by Prime Minister Netanyahu, Minister of Defense Yaalon and Chief of Staff Gantz who each sang a song they had selected along with various Israeli artists

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 The President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, received greetings for Israel's Independence Day from a number of world leaders including President Barack Obama, President Putin and Pope Francis.

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The Cabinet, at its weekly meeting today (Sunday, 14 April 2013), on the eve of Israel's 65th Independence Day, the theme of which is national heritage, decided to build a permanent home for the Israel State Archives out of recognition of the latter's importance as the national institution responsible for preserving, and rendering accessible, the documentation of Israel's state institutions.

  1. Concert BRAHMS SHOSTAKOVITCH PIAZZOLLA SATURDAY 13TH APRIL
  2. Making a Seder
  3. Passover 2013
  4. Pleasantly Surprised - Israel Chamber Orchestra Concert