The goal is to demonstrate to the world that Israel has a historical right to Judea and Samaria (the so-called “West Bank”)—that the Jews are not guests here but are returning home.
The project will be one of several marking the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War in 1967 and is the brainchild of Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely. It will include a series of events both at home and abroad and has a budget of 20 million shekels ($5.3 million).
Expo
The main feature of the program will be expo-style events in several world capitals highlighting the Israeli settlement movement and the liberation of Jerusalem. Visitors will be presented with the historical and biblical connection of the Jewish people to the areas liberated in 1967, including simulated tours of Jerusalem’s Old City, the City of David, the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, and Shiloh in Samaria where the Ark of the Covenant rested...
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