Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, led the recent opening ceremony of the Piligrimage Road, an archaeological site in East Jerusalem that holds a historical and cultural importance to the Jewish people.
The officials and their wives jointly visited the City of David, where the historic pilgrims’ road, linking the Siloam Pool to the foot of the Temple Mount, was revealed for the first time.
The Pilgrimage Road is now completely exposed and open end-to-end after years of excavation.
In his opening remarks, PM Netanyahu presented the Pilgrimage Road as an archeological proof of the historical events that took place 3,000 years ago, evidencing the city being Israel’s.
He noted the tunnel at site was dug 2,700 years ago by King Hezekiah, 300 years after King David ruled Israel. “We just passed over here the shaft in which David’s general Joab climbed with some brave soldiers to conquer the city from within. David declared it its capital—Jerusalem DC (David’s capital),” he added.
The Prime Minister also cited U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to move the American Embassy to Jerusalem after the latter declared it as Israel’s capital. “Something that should have been acknowledged by every leader in the world,” he said.
“It will always be our city. It will not be divided again,” he said in closing. “All unilateral action would be met with unilateral action.”
The unveiling of the Piligrimage Road was one of the highlights of the official visit in Israel by Secretary Rubio, who held a series of meetings with the Prime Minister and other Israeli officials.
