▁light ▁as ▁their ▁cre ative ▁medium . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁festival , ▁located ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Old ▁City ▁drew ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁extended ▁into ▁other ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁City , ▁including ▁the ▁▁▁ ▁Re hov ▁H ag ay , ▁the ▁commercial ▁street ▁leading ▁from ▁the ▁Dam asc us ▁Gate . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁festival , ▁which ▁last s ▁a ▁week , ▁is ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Municip ality , ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ’ s ▁Office , ▁the ▁semi - public ▁A riel ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Development ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁ 7 ▁million ▁N IS ▁is ▁partly ▁def rayed ▁by ▁commercial ▁spons ors . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Culture ▁of ▁Israel ▁Isra eli ▁art ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : C ult ural ▁festiv als ▁in ▁Israel ▁Category : F est iv als ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁Category : Sum mer ▁festiv als ▁Category : T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁Category : Sum mer ▁events ▁in ▁Israel ▁Category : F estival ▁of ▁L ights <0x0A> </s> ▁Senator ▁Friend ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁Francis ▁H . ▁Friend ▁( 1 8 9 8 – 1 9 5 8 ), ▁Maine ▁State ▁Senate ▁Mike ▁Friend ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 1 ), ▁Neb r aska ▁State ▁Senate <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ ▁are ▁presented ▁every ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Hon