Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The ancient city of Jerusalem

President Donald Trump's recognising Jerusalem the capital of Israel has brought the ancient city into the news.

On this date, January 23, 1950 the Knesset announced that Jerusalem was to the the capital of Israel.

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