“The Land of Israel sits at the center of the world; Jerusalem is in the center of the Land of Israel. “Midrash Tanhuma

Photo taken at the Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem

“This morning (June 7, 1967 /28 Iyar 5727 ), the Israel Defense Forces liberated Jerusalem. We have united Jerusalem, the divided capital of Israel. We have returned to the holiest of our holy places, never to part from it again. To our Arab

neighbors we extend, also at this hour—and with added emphasis at this hour—our hand in peace. And to our Christian and Muslim fellow citizens, we solemnly promise full religious freedom and rights. We did not come to Jerusalem for the sake of other peoples' holy places, and not to interfere with the adherents of other faiths, but in order to safeguard its entirety, and to live there together with others, in unity.” (Defense Minister Moshe Dayan , June 7, 1967 (28 Iyar 5727 )

Israel Museum

Israel Museum – Children’s wing

A young tourist drawing the Old City.

Calatrava’s bridge

The Shrine of the Book, a wing of the Israel Museum, houses the Dead Sea Scrolls—discovered 1947–56 in 11 caves in and around the Wadi Qumran.

The Knesset , the house of

representatives of the State of Israel.

Edmond J. Safra Campus

M

ay Peace Prevail on Earth

Tourists at the Dormition church

Chihuly’s chandelier in the Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem

Chihuly’s glass grass

Hurva synagogue

Mordecai Ardon ‘s set of stained glass windows incorporating visual elements from the Kabbalah, displayed in the The Jewish National and University Library, Givat Ram

18 May 2012

This sculpture , Ahava , "Love" , was made by Robert Indiana for the Israel Museum Art Garden in Jerusalem.Music: Yerushalayim shel Zahav , Naomi Shemer