Jerusalem: A tale of three cities…one Jewish, one Christian and one Muslim
The dispute over Jerusalem runs much deeper, going back thousands of years when the territory was dethroned and claimed over and again by different communities and subcommunities, all in the name of God.
Jerusalem: A tale of three cities…one Jewish, one Christian and one Muslim
The dispute over Jerusalem runs much deeper, going back thousands of years when the territory was dethroned and claimed over and again by different communities and subcommunities, all in the name of God.
The holiest of the holy cities, and yet the bloodiest of them all, Jerusalem is noted for being the most disputed city in the world. (Wikimedia Commons)
Medieval Arab geographer al-Muqaddasi once called Jerusalem “a golden bowl full of scorpions”. The holiest of the holy cities, and yet the bloodiest of them all, Jerusalem has remained the most disputed city in the world. Recently, when US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, he yet again opened that sore wound that has been the cause of conflict among three of the largest religious communities in the world. While he overturned decades of international policy towards the ‘holy city’, his statement once again also brought to the forefront years of religious and geopolitical conflict that has failed to wane away in all these years.
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