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Thoughts on Jerusalem Day 2026 | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · · 694 words · By HARLEY LIPPMAN
Jewish Identity and Security Jerusalem Reunification Zionism
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Israeli paratroopers had reached the Western Wall [in 1967]”
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Wikipedia and The Guardian both confirm that Israeli paratroopers (specifically the 55th Paratroopers Brigade) reached the Western Wall in 1967.
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web search NEUTRAL — From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 1967 photograph by David Rubinger.From left to right, the Israeli soldiers photographed are Zion Karasenti, Yitzhak Yifat, and Haim Oshri.[1] The soldiers were r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratroopers_at_the_Western_Wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 35th Paratroopers Brigade is an Israeli military airborne infantry brigade. It is a selective unit, which accepts new recruits following physical tryouts and interviews, and consists of volunteers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35th_Paratroopers_Brigade_(Isr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr Yitzhak Yifat, an Israeli paratrooper in 1967, was the central figure in David Rubinger’s famous photograph of three Israeli soldiers celebrating the capture of the Western Wall.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/29/six-day-war-is…
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“Jerusalem, divided since 1948, was whole again”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and historical summaries, confirm that Jerusalem was divided between 1948 and 1967.
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web search NEUTRAL — This was when the Ottoman Empire ruled the area. From 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was divided.However, the first Jewish mayor was not chosen until 1937. This happened during the time of the British Mandat…
https://kids.kiddle.co/Mayor_of_Jerusalem
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web search NEUTRAL — The "City Line" separating West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem between 1948 and 1967. Jordan's half of Jerusalem included the Old City and the Israeli exclave of Mount Scopus. The "Demilitarized Area" s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Line_(Jerusalem)
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web search NEUTRAL — Fifty-six years ago, Jerusalem was a city divided. From 1948 to 1967, the City Line—a 4.3-mile (7-km.) stretch of barbed wire, concrete barriers, No Man’s Land and military posts—split the city into w…
https://www.bridgesforpeace.com/resource/divided-jerusalem
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“On June 7, 1967, that prayer seemed, at last, to have been answered.”
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Multiple sources, including the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Wikipedia, confirm that the reunification of Jerusalem/capture of the Old City occurred on June 7, 1967.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem, known to Israelis as the reunification of Jerusalem, [1][2][3] refers to the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War, and its annexat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_annexation_of_East_Jer…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The Temple Mount is in our hands" - the report from Paratroop Commander Lt. Motta Gur - remains one of the most dramatic statements in Israel's history. Jerusalem under Israeli Sovereignty Since the …
https://www.gov.il/en/pages/1967-the-reunification-of-jerusa…
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web search NEUTRAL — On June 7, 1967, IDF paratroopers advanced through the Old City toward the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, bringing Jerusalem's holiest site under Jewish control for the first time in 2000 years. T…
https://www.sixdaywar.org/jerusalem/1967-reunification-of-je…
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“The 55th Paratroopers Brigade – the reserve unit whose soldiers were first through the Lions’ Gate, whose commander Motta Gur radioed “The Temple Mount is in our hands””
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The Atlantic and Temple Institute both confirm that the 55th Paratroopers Brigade, commanded by Motta Gur, took control of the Temple Mount and that Gur radioed the specific phrase 'The Temple Mount is in our hands'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Paratroopers of 55th Brigade lining up for action in Sinai, June 1967. The 55th Paratroopers Brigade is subordinate to the 98th Paratroopers Division.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55th_Paratroopers_Brigade_(Isr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli commander Motta Gur and his brigade observe the Temple Mount during the 1967 War.At 2 a.m. on June 6, the paratroopers, commanded by Colonel Motta Gur, crossed no-man’s-land.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/06/is…
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web search NEUTRAL — Temple Mount Liberation, June 7, 1967 through the eyes of Rabbi Yisrael Ariel In the June, 1967 Six Day War, Rabbi Yisrael Ariel was a young soldier in the paratrooper brigade, led by Gen. Motta Gur, …
https://templeinstitute.org/temple-mount-liberation-1967/
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“The 55th Paratroopers Brigade... was not a standing army. These were civilians who put on uniforms”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies the 55th Paratroopers Brigade as a 'reserve paratrooper brigade', which by definition in the IDF consists of civilians who are called up to active duty.
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web search NEUTRAL — eBay Community Albums for Community Albums for Community
https://community.ebay.com/t5/media/v2/gallerypage/page/2471…
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web search NEUTRAL — ","skin":"ebay","web_ui": {"type":"web_ui","sign_in_url":"/plugins/common/feature/oauth2sso_v2/sso_login_redirect","registration_url":"/plugins/common/feature/oauth2sso_v2/sso_login_redirect","redirec…
https://community.ebay.com/api/2.0
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web search NEUTRAL — eBay Developers Program eBay for Business podcast eBay for Sellers Instagram Seller Center Seller updates eBay news eBay Security Center Seller Help System status board Video: navigating eBay self-hel…
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Shipping/Cheated-by-the-seller…
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“descendants of those same reservists put on uniforms again after October 7, 2023. They fought in Gaza. They fought in Lebanon. They operated in Syria.”
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While evidence confirms the 55th is a reserve brigade and that there is a conflict in Gaza/Lebanon/Syria post-October 7, there is no specific evidence provided in the search results linking the 'descendants' of the 1967 unit to these specific current operations.
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web search NEUTRAL — 55th Paratroopers Brigade, also known as "Tip of The Spear Brigade", is a reserve paratrooper brigade in the Israeli Defense Forces that specialized in airborne operations, anti-irregular military, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55th_Paratroopers_Brigade_(Isr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The docudrama tells the story of Israel's victory in the city during the 1967 Six-Day War through the eyes of the paratroopers. CBN's Scott Ross interviewed the film's writer and director, Erin Zimmer…
https://cbn.com/news/news/ammunition-hill-55th-paratroopers-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Palestinians hold a rally in Gaza to protest the detention of two Gaza-bound flotilla activists who are currently being held in Israeli custody.Map of Israel-Palestine conflict. Map of 7th October Gaz…
https://israelpalestine.liveuamap.com/
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“The author... was appointed by president George W. Bush to the US Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad and has been reappointed by every president since.”
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The evidence provides a biography of Harley Lippman stating he is a member of the Commission under the Biden administration, but the provided search results do not explicitly confirm the full chain of appointments starting from George W. Bush through every subsequent president.
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web search NEUTRAL — President George W. Bush’s 2002 State of the Union.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts…
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web search NEUTRAL — On January 8, 1992, about 8:20 p.m JST, while attending a banquet hosted by the Prime Minister of Japan, Kiichi Miyazawa, U.S. President George H. W. Bush fa...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_KVL-wtpgg
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web search NEUTRAL — Lippman is a member of the President Joe Biden administration as Commission Member, United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. Much of the work of the Commission and w…
https://en.everybodywiki.com/Harley_Lippman
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