Jerusalem And The West Bank

“Throughout comedy the emphasis is on human limitations rather than on human greatness” (John Morreal Comedy Tragedy and Religion). To what extent does Jez Butterworth focus on human weakness and ineptitude in his play ‘Jerusalem’?

The Crusades were a series of wars over the holy lands such as Jerusalem between European Christians and the Ottoman Empire between the 11th and 15th centuries. They fought for many reasons such as control over religious sights, access to trade and protection of fellow christians.

In addition, I will examine the current state of political and human rights in Israeli occupied West Bank and analyze how they are approaching a level of apartheid. Finally, I will summarize the effects of these social tensions between Israel and Palestinians in the terms of how potential open conflict could reignite.

The big question we ask ourselves today is, will Israel and Palestine ever agree to stop fighting? The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been traced all the way back to 1948 through 2005 in The Israel Palestine Land Settlement Problem, written by Charles Rowley and Jennis Taylor. However, this conflict did not end in 2005. This article was written in 2006, so anything within the last 10 years is not included. The conflict between the two counties still continues to this day and still remains a major problem. Israelis and Arabs have been fighting over Gaza on and off for decades now. The three issues laid out in this article are the four major wars that took place, the refugee problem, and the conflict between religions. It concludes with the road map to peace. Throughout his whole book, The Israel-Palestine Conflict, Gelvin speaks of the same historical events that occurred between Israel and Palestine, while the article reveals there are still other conflicts, the land settlement problem has been the major conflict between Israel and Palestine since 1948.

This essay will focus on how theorists of peace and conflict have analysed the conflict in recent history. Especially, the peace process after the first Palestinian intifada and the 1993 Oslo-agreements will be analysed. In addition, this essay will shed light on the involvement of the United States in the

Comic resolution is seen symbolically as an act of rebirth, renewal and affirmation in the final act of Jerusalem. Act 3 is the scene where all problems that have arisen in Act 1 and Act 2 are solved.

Ori also mentions that the tensions rose due to Jews visiting the al Aqsa mosque complex. It is the holiest Islamic site in Jerusalem---and the “location of two ancient biblical temples.” (Ori, 2016).

On April 5th, 2018, a group of Palestinian protesters marched their way to the Gaza-Israel border, before being interrupted by a sudden eruption of gunfire and smoke. The Israeli army opened fire on thousands of civilians, killing 18 and wounding many others. Israeli troops fight and kill the inhabitants of their neighboring territory, those who are innocent civilians of their own country (Jones). Tragedies like this happen nearly every month, in dozens of regions across the globe. Armed forces brought upon residents in an effort to eradicate, disguised as control. Ranging from police brutality to ethnic cleansings and cultural genocide, the use of military force is severely abused, and results in devastation around the world. Therefore, the

ii. Ethnic composition: 75% Jewish (74.4% of which is Israel-born, 17.4% Europe or America-born, 5.1% Africa-born, and 3.1% Asia-born), 25% non-Jewish

Jerusalem is important for Christians because it is the place where Jesus lived his last days and experienced his suffering and crucifixion, death on the cross, and resurrection. Precisely in the city of Jerusalem is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which was built on what is considered the tomb of Christ. For the Jews, Jerusalem is sacred because of the Wailing Wall, which is the remains of the second temple built by Herod the Great, king of Judea. (The first temple was built by King Solomon). Finally, Jerusalem is also holy to those who profess faith to Allah (al-Quds in Arabic). The mosque, Dome of the Rock, was built upon the very place that the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven, according to the Muslim religion. I found it fascinating and interesting to see that all three religions profess that their holiest place on earth are all in close proximity to one another. Does this mean anything?

The city of Jerusalem is a very diverse city with many major religions having been part of the history of Jerusalem. Judaism was one of the first monotheistic religions that centred on Jerusalem as it became a major city for many Jewish people after they divided in to two tribes. Christianity is another religion that has a centre in Jerusalem as it was mentioned in many Bible stories and is where many miracles happened. Finally, Islam is one of the last monotheistic religions that are centred on Jerusalem because it was where many of its major prophets came from. The city of Jerusalem can be considered a major religious centre for Judaism, Islam and Christianity because it has been involved in many major events from all three of those religions.

Through the deliverance of a speech the former Pope Urban II incited Catholics all over Europe to take action in reclaiming the Holy city of Jerusalem from the Muslims in the Middle East. It was in this year,1095, that the beginning of the first, of nine, Crusades and thus the first series of religious wars between the Catholics and Muslims begun. The focus of this paper will remain on the Third Crusade (1189-1192 A.D)- more specifically the actions of ‘Islam’s Warrior Hero’ Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb who was better known to the English as Saladin- Sultan of Egypt. How did one individual gain the respect of both his Muslim followers and his enemies- the Catholic Europeans? Throughout history Saladin has been portrayed as a charismatic, honourable, virtuous and chivalrous man by the historians and chroniclers of the Middle East and Europe. Even the Europeans who sought to dislike this man due to his religious affiliations could not, as he encompassed all the qualities in which a great leader and a good ‘Christian’ was thought to possess.

Jerusalem is the holy land of many religions for many different reasons, especially for the Muslim religion. To understand Jerusalem’s position in Islamic society, we need to understand how those from the Islam see itself in relation to Judaism and Christianity, which it serves as a scared place too. During the period of 637 Islamic forces won Jerusalem from the Byzantine Empire to which they named it the holy city. The message of Islam was preach by the prophet Muhammad, within a hundred years of his death, Islam had spread across the globe. Islam is the third largest monotheistic religion around the world; it has rich and deep associations with the sacred city of Jerusalem. Islam is an Arabic word meaning submission; Muslims believe that

On June 1st of 2015, Israeli police had to use force to arrest a group of Yeshiva students preventing Christians from entering King David’s tomb. This was not the first time this sort of incident occured in the holy site. For ages now, King David’s tomb became a hotbed for controversy, international and religious tension. Even the people are fully opposite when it comes to reporting and explaining the incident I just mentioned. The Christianpost for example describes Christian worshippers treated unfairly by Jewish protesters trying to appropriate the site to themselves. Meanwhile, more conservative Zionist religious news outlets like the Yeshiva world news describe the unfair treatment of righteous and peaceful students protesting by the police. The article even goes as far as implying that the police has an orchestrated plan to remove all Jews from the site to make King David’s tomb exclusively a Christian site. More extreme perspectives can be observed as Rabbi Lazer Brody describes the event: “Earlier this week, the xtian idolaters tried to enter King David 's holy gravesite with their incense and crosses to hold their mass. These are the very emissaries of the Dark Side.[...] Hashem kindled a holy spirit in my beloved teacher, Rav Shalom Arush, who stood up like a lion to protect King David 's gravesite against the profane intruders. He came with a Torah scroll and prayed there. When the young men of

Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world. Located in between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, It is the main destination for those tourists that have a desire of getting a grasp of the Western East Countries, and for many, a unique religious experience. However, Jerusalem: also called the "Holy Land" has by its name a very controversial meaning: " The City of Peace". Once ago in this place, according to the Hebrew Bible (The Tanakh), the Temple of Solomon was built. According to the Muslim Bible (The Quran), also the location of the Dome of the Rock. From the Christian point of view and The Bible, It was once the place where the trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus took place. This series of religious events have brought up along with it a conflict in between Middle Eastern Countries for more than 50 years long with one main question on the plate: Who fairly and ethically deserves to live in the Holy Land?