"The grant represents one of the Trust's largest-ever gifts to an Israeli institution," the college said in a statement.

JCT's Faculty of Life and Health Sciences includes one of the largest nursing programs in Israel, serving more than 1,000 students annually, the college said.

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"We are pleased to help JCT start construction of its new Tal Campus for Women," Sandor Frankel, one of Helmsley's Trustees, said following the announcement. "This new facility will expand JCT's excellent nursing degree programs, allow it to grow its student body, and help to alleviate the unfortunate shortage of nurses in Israel. We are committed to supporting quality healthcare in Israel, and enabling JCT to graduate more highly-trained nurses and other medical personnel will be a win for the country."

With 5.1 nurses per 1,000 citizens, Israel is close to the bottom of the 37 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations.

"Tonight we celebrate Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), which commemorates the reunification of the city and the progress we have made in making Jerusalem a religious, cultural and business powerhouse," Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion said.

Helmsley's gift will go toward erecting a four-story, 60,000-square-foot building equipped with advanced medical simulation training labs, lecture halls, classrooms, faculty offices, and a library for the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences.

Upon the building's completion, the building and the faculty will be named the Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Faculty of Life and Health Sciences.

"We are profoundly grateful to the Helmsley Trust for their generous gift to our nursing department and to our new Tal Campus for Women," JCT President Prof. Chaim Sukenik said. "The Coronavirus pandemic has reminded us all of the critical importance of nursing and medical infrastructure. This gift will provide the country with thousands of highly-skilled medical personnel for decades to come."

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The flag also included images of the late PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

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The past week has seen a spike in such provocations, perpetrated by Arab residents of east Jerusalem who want to inflame nationalist sentiment ahead of the anniversary of the founding of Fatah, the dominant group in the PLO. Most of the incidents have been in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.

Maor Tzemach, who heads the Lach Yerushalayim organization that promotes Israeli sovereignty over all parts of Jerusalem, told Israel Hayom that "Fatah members want to undermine Israel's sovereignty in the capital because of the 55^th anniversary of this terrorist organization, but we are certain that the Israeli authorities will crack down on anyone who wants to divide the city and erode Israel^'s sovereignty."

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion also reacted to the incident, vowing that his administration "will not let any terrorist organization establish a foothold in the city."

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