The rebirth of Jerusalem in our distant past, during the period of our national uprising, as the political and spiritual center of the people and a symbol of its uniqueness and historical destiny; the precious relics from the great past that stand in this city; the engraving of the holy and revered name of Jerusalem in the heart of the nation that went into exile and the oath of allegiance to our Holy City that generation after generation repeated, in all its wanderings, over the rivers of Babylon more than two thousand years ago and until today, on all the rivers in the world; the constant attempts throughout the days of exile to return to this city despite all the hardships and troubles that befell the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the conquest of the Romans to the rule of the Turks; the Jewish settlement rooted in this city for several generations – all of these have made Jerusalem the focal point of the love, longing, aspirations and hope of the Jewish people.