Jewish businesses show solidarity with Arab shops closed by Jerusalem Day
“This [closing] is my way to express my solidarity with the businesses in the Old City,” said Noam Frankforter, the owner of Hamarakia, a café frequented by artists and college students.
Israelis celebrate as they hold Israeli flags during a parade marking Jerusalem Day, the day in the Jewish calendar when Israel captured East Jerusalem and the Old City from Jordan during the 1967 Middle East War, at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City May 24, 2017. (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)ByELIYAHU KAMISHERUpdated: