Doing so will 'carry a clear and moral message in the heart of the nation’s capital: Until everyone comes home, life in Israel cannot go on as usual,' the forum said.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon accompanied Achiya Zenilman, a first-grade student who lost his father Ari in Gaza, to school. 

Jerusalem’s Mayor Moshe Leon on Tuesday night held a traditional reception for the heads of the city’s religious communities at City Hall.