In 1967, Israeli paratroopers broke through Jerusalem in the 6-day-war ending decades of oppression against Jews in the Holy City.

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Here, the three paratroopers who were photographed standing at the Western Wall are photographed together again, 50 years later.

Happy Birthday #Israel!

Source: Sharon Gabay – Art Photographer

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