Yom Yerushalayim commemorates the unification of Jerusalem following the Six-Day War of 1967. On the 28th of Iyar in 5757 (June 7, 1967), Israeli troops broke down the walls that had divided the city for the previous 19 years.
Following the War of Independence in 1948, Jerusalem had been a divided city, with barriers separating the Arab and Jewish suburbs of the city. After the Six-Day War, the two areas of the city were unified.
In the year 2011, the 28th of Iyar falls on June 1.
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