{"id":114080,"date":"2025-10-09T21:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/?p=114080"},"modified":"2025-10-09T21:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:36:36","slug":"jerusalem-lit-in-us-flag-colors-thanks-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/jerusalem-lit-in-us-flag-colors-thanks-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerusalem lit in US flag colors &#8211; thanks to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"693\">Jerusalem\u2019s Old City walls and the Chords Bridge were illuminated this evening in the colors of the Israeli and American flags. The initiative, led by the municipality, was a gesture of gratitude to US President Donald Trump for the historic move that brought about the release of hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza and the end of fighting<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"743\">A Historic Alliance on Jerusalem\u2019s Skyline<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"1088\">According to a statement from Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion:<br data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"805\" \/>&#8220;Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, salutes and thanks US President Donald Trump and the American administration for courageous leadership and determined action that helped secure the release of the hostages and the end of the war. This is a moment of hope and faith, joy and unity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1307\">The move that made this possible, in close cooperation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Government of Israel, is proof of the power of a true partnership and a strong alliance between the two nations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"953\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(<a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/jerusalems-sultan-pool-on-its-way-to-a-global-venue\/\">Jerusalem\u2019s Sultan Pool \u2013 on its way to a global venue<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1223\">Municipal officials emphasized that the choice to light the Chords Bridge with the flags of Israel and the United States was meant to underscore Jerusalem\u2019s role as a global symbol of partnership. The city sought to send an international message of hope, unity and cooperation \u2013 highlighting the release of hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza as a historic step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerusalem lit the Old City walls and Chords Bridge with Israeli and US flags to thank President Trump for the historic move freeing hostages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":114074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"9320","_seopress_titles_title":"Jerusalem lit in US flag colors - thanks to Trump","_seopress_titles_desc":"Jerusalem lit the Old City walls and Chords Bridge with Israeli and US flags to thank President Trump for the historic move freeing hostages.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10327,9320,9314],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-114080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking","8":"category-jerusalem-news","9":"category-main-item"},"acf":{"subtitle":"Jerusalem lit the Old City walls and Chords Bridge with Israeli and US flags to thank President Trump for the historic move freeing hostages."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}