Paris Square (Jerusalem)
31°46′30.70″N 35°13′04.28″E / 31.7751944°N 35.2178556°E
Paris Square (Hebrew: כיכר פריז, Kikar Pariz, also called: France Square = Kikar Tzarfat) is a town square in Rehavia, Jerusalem.
The name France Square was established in 1959. In 2007 the city of Paris gave Jerusalem a "French Fountain" that was built in the middle of the square. From that time the square has been called: "Paris Square".[1]
The square is near the official residence of the Prime Minister of Israel and became a major protest site during the 2020-21 protests against Benjamin Netanyahu.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "סיפורה של כיכר פריז שהפכה למוקד המחאה". ynet (in Hebrew). 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "'Banish the darkness': Clashes, arrests as thousands protest PM in Jerusalem". www.timesofisrael.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Jerusalem removes statue of anti-Netanyahu protestor based on iconic image". www.timesofisrael.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
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