Jerusalem's Day

On May 9, the Israelis celebrate Jerusalem Day. Tens of thousands of people walk with Israeli flags along Jerusalem. The route of the march participants lies from Zion Square to the Shkham gate, from there they follow the flower gate through which they will enter the so -called "Muslim quarter" (in which, as participants in the Prostnser, Jews always lived). Further, the manifestants go to the crying wall, where a ceremony dedicated to the thirty -fifth anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem will take place.

The report of NTV-INTERNATIONAL tells about the processes taking place in the ancient city. The old city of Jerusalem, tightly packed in relatively new Turkish walls of the 16th century, invisibly divided into 4 parts: Armenian and Jewish √ in the south, Muslim √ in the north, and Christian √ in the west. Living in the neighborhood a Christian can buy from Jew of wine on Sunday, and he will find a business partner among Muslims.

General affairs, however, do not concern the choice of a place of residence. It is not customary to settle outside their areas. Any actions that set the goal of changing the existing status quo are perceived as an encroachment on someone else's space.

Christian denominations are competing because of the step at the entrance to the temple of the Holy Sepulcher, and the Jews strive to return to the places previously left by them.

So, the organization founded 20 years ago, which aims to restore the Jewish presence in the most ancient regions of Jerusalem, is now trying to redeem ancient Jewish houses in the old city among their owners.

"Old Jerusalem looks like a communal apartment √ Together, and apart is boring. The area of ​​this apartment is not subject to expansion or exchange. And maybe it is still subject to if you give two rooms for one?" √ Author of the material asks.