| Pledge of Allegiance to Jerusalem | |
|
|
While
admitting to never having felt such deep emotions in his life, Jerusalem Mayor
Ehud Olmert said that the rally demonstrated the deep connection of Jews to their
eternal undivided capital.
"You have come from all corners of the
land and even from abroad, to say we are here and we will remain here because
this city is the basis of our very existence in this land," Olmert told the
crowd.
"The
state of Israel is not just the country of those who dwell in it. It belongs to
all the Jews of the world. Just as we received the Temple Mount - the very heart
of the Jewish people - we must pass it on to the generations that are to come
after us."
Olmert said that no other nation in the world wants peace
as much as Israel does, "but no nation in the world was ever asked to give
up its holiest treasures to placate another nation. We will not give up the most
precious treasures of Jewish history."
Appealing to President Clinton,
Olmert said, "For the sake of the Jewish people and for the sake of the city
of Jerusalem, do not be the first president in the history of America who has
proposed dividing the ancient and eternal capital of the Jewish people."
Next page > [Pledge of Allegiance] > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Related Resource > Jews & Jerusalem: The Source of the Bond
All images © 2001 by Giora Shimoni and may only be used with permission.
