Israel opened Jerusalem to all

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Israel SixDay War and the reunification of the city of Jerusalem. Jews have had a presence in Jerusalem for more than 3,000 years — long before Islam or Christianity became religions, and Jews have been the largest population in Jerusalem for the past two centuries.

Yet, even after Israel became a state, until Jerusalem was reunified in 1967, Jews were not allowed to worship at their holiest site — the Western Wall of the ancient Temple. One of the most remarkable things about Israel is that under its laws all religious sites are protected — temples, churches, mosques, and cemeteries. Only under the Jewish people are Jews, Christians, Muslims, Armenians, all faiths granted free access to holy sites.

That was not the case historically. There was destruction of the two Jewish temples, the Crusades, expulsions, the mosque built on top of the Temple mount, and destruction of the Jericho synagogue (one of the oldest in the world) and Jerusalem’s Hurva synagogue.

If all people are to have peace and the ability to worship in freedom, Jerusalem should never again be divided and all should celebrate Israel’s protection of freedom of worship for all.

Linda K. Schottenstein Bexley rockers’ invasion” by Theodore Decker, about people who attended the Rock on the Range concert at Mapfre Stadium and parked on nearby streets, causing traffic and disruption. I would certainly agree with these people if I lived there, but one needs to get to the root cause of this issue, namely, charging $25 per car to park each day.

Let’s check into this major rip-off and see who is pocketing this windfall. If parking was more reasonable, say $ 10, I doubt people would be searching the adjacent streets for a cheaper alternative.