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| The ancient stones of Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, are imbued with millennia of history. This section provides some information about the four periods in the history of the city: Jerusalem on the first temple period, Jerusalem in the first century CE, Jerusalem in the 19th century and Jerusalem today. |
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This section on the Knesset website includes an historical introduction to Jerusalem Day, a symbolic holiday which commemorates the date of Jerusalem’s liberation during the Six-Day War. |
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| This section on the Knesset website provides the statements of the Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion regarding moving the Capital of Israel to Jerusalem. |
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| The Israel Defence Force website provides information about the Six-Day War that broke out on June 5, 1967, following which Jerusalem was liberated by the IDF. |
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| The Municipality of Jerusalem presents the city timeline, since the creation of the world, through the first and second temples, the different periods, until the establishment of the state of Israel. |
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Information about the city revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims, which reflects the fervor and piety of the three major monotheistic faiths, each of which is bound to Jerusalem by veneration and love. |
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This page on the Jerusalem Municipality website lists links for history and archeology in Jerusalem. |
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Information about the history of Jerusalem and Temple Mount: from biblical times through King Solomon's Temple, the Temple Mount in earliest times, the Second Temple etc. |
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| The Ammunition Hill, a Jordanian Army stronghold, was conquered in a fierce and bloody battle by the paratroopers brigade of the Israeli Army, in the Six Day War, in 1967. The national memorial website provides information about the battle for ammunition hill, visitor information and fees (In Hebrew) |
