Several Jerusalem streets to be closed ahead of Jerusalem Day festivities

As part of Jerusalem Day festivities several streets in the capital will be closed to traffic on Monday afternoon. The streets Rabbi Akiva, Bianchini, Shamai, Herbert Samuel, Jaffa, Hanevi'im, Sultan Suleiman, Bezalel, Ben Yehuda, King George, the Jaffa gate at the entrance to the Old City and roads leading to the Wailing Wall will all close between 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.