Why The World Should Justify Jerusalem As Israel's Capital

The crisis in Jerusalem dragged both Israel and Palestine into a vortex of violence and a religious conflict. Both Israelis and Palestinians had claim the city as a sacred religious site and their political capital. The conflict became quite violent causing the closure of holy sites, a deadly terrorist attack caused the Palestinian's to end all contact with Israel. Despite the peace efforts between the states, societies continued to rupture along ethnic and religious lines. Israel's continued unfolding with religious conflict and persisted in illegal actions causing living conditions for Palestinian civilians to become unlivable. Jews have formed the largest religious group in the city and have been in the majority. However, the Arab and Jewish communities in Palestine were in mortal dispute. Under an agreement approved by the United Nations, Jerusalem was meant to become a separated body but due to Arab forces sieging Jerusalem, and withdrawing of the British mandate, Jerusalem became a huge battleground. Jewish settlers pushed Muslim Arabs out of their homes and established the state of Israel on their land during the middle of the 20th century. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are extremely tied to the ancient city due to them recognizing Jerusalem as a holy place. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is over which gets what land and how that land is

The main argument in Alsulatny’s book chapter titled “Selling Multicultural American National Identity Post-9/11: Representing Arab- and Muslim-Americans in Non-Profit Advertising” is that the U.S. media attempted to combat the binary racial formation of “the citizen” and “the terrorist” that was created after 9/11, by presenting a Multicultural America. Alsultany discusses how post 9/11, advertisements were made in direct response to the hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims, cause by the terrorist stereotype they held at this time. These advertisements aimed to project the idea of a “new Multicultural America” to the American audience. She explains that these advertisements were ineffective, as they didn’t include people wearing traditional

Palestinians and Israelis fight over Jerusalem, both wanting the holy site as their capital. The U.N. split Palestine asunder, and the adjoining Arab states declared war on the new country. After months of vehement brawling, Israel and her contiguous Arab states acquiesced ceasing the war. Palestine and Israel differ in multifarious ways. Israel has attained land throughout years and has been identified as a country since 1948, whereas Palestine lives in Gaza Strip and West Bank forthwith, and does not classify as an autonomous country. Palestine’s common language is Arabic, however, Israelis speak Hebrew commonly. Also, they practice different religions, Palestinians practice the Islamic religion, while Israelis practice Judaism. This clash

First in the Torah (The Jews Holy Book) it says that the land was given to the by God. And in 1000A.D Saul, David, and Solomon ruled the land and now the Arabs/Muslims are trying to take it all away.second is that the Arabs because they have owned that land since the 7th century and the Jews are trying to claim it again and the arabs have had that land since 1800 even though the jews had that land in 1000 A.D but they didn't acknowledge it until so it's just a big controversy on who land is it and to conclude that the city, The Holy city of Jerusalem is anyone's at this point because there's too much war as it is and there just adding on they should

Another short clipping from Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech rephrases the connection between Israel, Jerusalem, and the Jews: “They are an integral and inextricable part of modern Jerusalem.” Jerusalem is a holy land of sorts to the Jews, and Netanyahu insists that they will not and cannot be moved from Jerusalem. He implies that they are an essential part of Jerusalem, and not only to the Jews need the city, but the city needs

In Genesis 22, God called Abraham to the land of Moriah and tested him by asking him to offer his only son, Isaac, as a burnt offering. Abraham demonstrated his fear and faith by obeying God’s command, and therefore God provided him with ram as sacrifice and promised him, “your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies, and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves” (Genesis 22:17). Abraham called that place in Jerusalem “The Lord Will Provide,” which set it apart from other generic places Israelites has been to, and God’s promise triggered their occupation of this particular space. After King David conquered Jerusalem and made it the capital of Israel a century later, he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the city, showing his loyalty to God. God therefore sent words to him, “And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may live in their own place, and be disturbed no more” (2 Samuel 7:9). As God confirmed his blessings on the Israelites, Jerusalem is differentiated as the singular space where God reigns over the kingdom, and where both the monarch and people would be

Jerusalem is the main reason why The First Crusade ever happened. It is an extremely important place of worship for multiple religions, including Christianity and Islam. Christianity puts great importance in Jerusalem because shortly after birth Jesus was taken to this city. Jesus also had his last supper here, and was crucified and buried right outside of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is also significant to Christians because it is the site of various saints or profits like Abraham, Solomon, David, Zachary and others (“The Importance of”). But Jerusalem is also valuable to Muslims for multiple reasons too, so much so that the Arabic translation is even “The Noble, Sacred Place.” Jerusalem was even the first Qiblah, the direction Muslims turn towards in prayer, meaning that they would turn to face Jerusalem when praying. It was also the location that Muhammad, messenger and prophet of God, took Muhammad from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to the Furthest Mosque (Al-Aqsa) in Jerusalem. He was then “taken up to the heavens to be shown the signs of God” (Dodge). The Prophet met with previous prophets and led them in a prayer. The entire journey lasted only a few hours (Dodge). It becomes obvious why the Christians and Muslims would go to such great lengths to possess this once city.

“According to the Hebrew Bible, the Israelites established a united kingdom beginning with Saul” (Spielvogel 33). David, one of Saul’s lieutenants, was able to continue building upon what Saul had started and reunited the Israelites. This unification led to the Israelites being a power on the battlefield, which gave them ability to claim large amounts of land. One area in particular was the city of Jerusalem. Soloman, David’s son, expanded the Empire further by developing more trade routes with other Israelite settlements. He also was the one behind the creation of the temple in Jerusalem. This temple represented all the Israelites worshipped and believed, thus making Jerusalem a central hub for their empire. As time went on tensions increased

Judaism holds claim over Jerusalem because of the history of the Jewish people in Jerusalem. According to the Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible, the First Temple was built by King Solomon, at the site known as the Temple Mount today. The temple is believed to have been built by King Solomon, who was the king of Israel and Judea, as a place of worship. Jerusalem is also the location of Mount Moriah, which is where Abraham almost sacrificed his son and spoke with God. When the Babylonians captured the city, they destroyed the First Temple and sent the Jews out of

The fight over Jerusalem is not a new issue. Rather, it is one that has been a matter of contention for hundreds of years, from the Third Crusade, a fight between Western and Eastern leaders, to today’s conflicts between Israel and Palestine. Both are over control of the territory. The Holy Land and the surrounding area have always inspired strong feelings in the three major monotheistic religions and their kingdoms, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, enough that they are willing to shed blood over it throughout history and to present day for the right to control it.

A popular and most recent debate has been whether Israel should exist as a state. Currently, Israel is the only country in the world that has a relatively extensive Jewish population. More recently, Israel has been combatting against Palestinian soldiers in Gaza to prevent attacks on Israel coming from the Palestinian Government. This war has gone on for quite some time now; for years, actually. But how did this conflict develop? It certainly didn’t happen overnight.

In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Milton narrates the story of Adam and Eve, but on a deeper level, figuring out the motives, feelings, and emotions of each character while also introducing the story of Satan/Lucifer and all of his complexities. At the same time Milton gives the story a twist when he relates how sin and death is brought into the human world. Greek Mythology gives a similar anecdote which compares with John Milton’s story very much: the story of Pandora and Epimetheus. “Pandora’s Box” also relates the story of how evil sprits came upon the world thorough Pandora’s disobedience. Pandora and Epimetheus mythogical narrative and John Milton’s timeless interpretation of Adam and Eve mirror each other in many ways while also

The city of Jerusalem has been recognized as the holy city throughout the history of three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. During the time of Judaism, Biblical writers presented Jerusalem as the most sacred space, the center of the world, and the city of the Lord. A leading interpreter of religious texts, Mircea Eliade, in his book The Sacred and The Profane, defined several religious experiences with specific terminologies, such as hierophany, which means the sign of sacredness, and axis mundi, which is the center of the world. These terminologies will help us in interpreting how the biblical writers promote Jerusalem as the holy city. In the Hebrew Bible Genesis 1-3, 22, 2 Samuel 6-8, 1 King 6-8, the writers reveal Jerusalem

The man, that hasn’t done anything wrong, is put to death. Convicted for the killing three people he didn’t even know but, yet they still believe it was him. Though there was very little evidence. Before the man was strapped to the gurney he mumbles a few simple words “ I thank,you mother. For giving me the life that I have lived.” within a few minutes the man is dead from three doses of three different substance.The man accepted his fate. This year let alone six states killed people on death row with Texas killing the most, thirteen people. The US sees it as a way to get rid of the criminals who have destroyed everyone hopes and dreams, but the way some people see it is more sentimental. The way they believe is that the will pay for their

For ages the Jewish population did not have a place to call home. They had been wandering around deserts, were once slaves in Egypt, but didn’t have any land to their name. Following the Holocaust, after many Jews had been persecuted by Hitler and the Nazis, a good portion of the overall amount of Jews in the world let alone Europe had been exterminated. As a result, Harry Truman and the UN suggested Israel, a homeland for the Jews. Tensions had been growing throughout the beginning of the 20th Century regarding the Palestinian area in the Middle East. This area was off to the side of Asia, near Africa. When the Jews and Arabs were offered part of this land, war broke out and still continues today. Even though a war happened as a result