Jerusalem holds quite a significant portion of religious history. Not only for Christians but Muslims and Jews as well. Jerusalem (in Hebrew called Yerushalayim; in Arabic Al Quds), is a city lying at the intersection of Israel and the West Bank, found between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, about 50 kilometers southeast of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv-Yafo. Jerusalem is composed of two distinct sections: West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem. West Jerusalem, which is inhabited almost entirely by Jews, has been part of Israel since Israel was established in 1948. Jordan between 1949 and the Six-Day War of 1967 held East Jerusalem, which has a large Palestinian Arab population and recently constructed Jewish areas. During the war, East Jerusalem was captu

red by Israel, which has administered it since. Israel claims that all of Jerusalem is its capital, but Palestinians dispute the claim and the United Nations has not recognized it as such.

In the Arab-Israeli war (1948) the city of Jerusalem was divided in two parts, the west half of the city contains the more modernized part of the city, whereas the eastern half holds the walled old city, which contains many holy sites. Basically if simply put the reason for all dispute in the region of Jerusalem is because of religion. There have been more lives lost in the name of religion, than can be conceived. The deaths in the area of Jerusalem, in the name of religion, are probably the highest in the world without an official war declared. From my understanding the continuous battle is between the Arabs and the Jews i

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