Some 20,000 marchers began a day-long hike to Jerusalem at 5 o’clock Thursday morning. They began the trek–a Succoth season tradition in Israel for the past 20 years–from five separate departure points in the foothills of the Judaean Mountains and met in Jerusalem for a parade through the main streets of the capital late in the afternoon. The march was organized by the army but the participants included soldiers and civilians in groups and as individuals.
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