the palestinian-israeli conflict that we are experiencing today. you ever seen it experienced in jerusalem for thousands of years. for the jews, jerusalem is where solomon built the holy temple. for christians, this is a place where jesus was crucified. for muslims, jerusalem is where the prophet muhammad made the night journey. people are said to have conquered the world that have swept through this city. no other individual changed the landscape in the way that herod the great did. solomon was determined to take on the christians. at a time of ottoman islam rule, the british badly wanted to control the holy land. against british government policy in palestine.
at a time of ottoman islam rule, the british badly wanted to control the holy land. against british government policy in palestine. we are the only people in the world. for israelis, the creation of the state of israel is seen as a miracle. and, of course, for the palestinians, it s a great disaster. the history of jerusalem. a very complicated story. and if you don t know it, in its complexity, it s very hard to understand what s going on there, today. the past is never dead. and if there is a city in the world, to which that applies, it s jerusalem.