Description=JER91:ISRAEL-ANNIVERSARY-CHRONOLOGY:JERUSALEM,26APR98 – FILE PHOTO 7JUN67 – FOR RELEASE WITH BC-ISRAEL-ANNIVERSARY-CHRONOLOGY – Israeli soldiers stand before the Wailing Wall, Judaisms holiest site, after capturing the Old City during the 1967 Middle East war. In the Six Day War Israel took control of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Sinai and the Golan Heights as well as “unifying” Jerusalem, thus increasing Israel’s land mass dramatically. Israel also became burdened with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians along with the land it captured. Israel celebrates its 50th Golden Jubilee anniversary on April 30, according to the Hebrew calendar. jwh/ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE/Photo by David Rubinger REUTERS
