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Revelers outside Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue say they ‘came to celebrate’

Carrie Keller-Lynn is a political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel

Israelis wave flags during the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March, May 18, 2023. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
Israelis wave flags during the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March, May 18, 2023. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

Thousands of revelers are gathered outside of Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue, where they dance with flags to live music.

“I didn’t come to fight, I came to celebrate,” says Liora from Ashkelon, who is dancing with a flag. “I feel connected to our story, I care about the reunification,” she adds.

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein is present in the crowd.

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