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Jerusalem is perhaps the most renowned of all cities historically, religiously and prophetically. Although it has only some 700,000 inhabitants, no city has impacted or will impact humanity as much as Jerusalem.
Many nations have tried to conquer Jerusalem; many succeeded. Some significant takeovers include those of King David, Nebuchadnezzar, Roman caesars, Muslim caliphs, Christian crusaders, the British and finally the Israelis.
Centuries passed between the last Jewish government in Jerusalem and Britain's capture of the city during World War I, which brought the reestablishment of a Jewish homeland that a few decades later would become the modern state of Israel.
Over the last 60 years, various Muslim forces or groups have repeatedly claimed or attempted to conquer Jerusalem. It remains a geopolitical and religious flashpoint.
A source of religious conflict
To Muslims, Jerusalem is the third-holiest city after Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad, and Medina, where Muhammad lived and died. Jerusalem, they believe, is where Muhammad ascended to heaven from the rock outcropping where the Dome of the Rock now stands on the massive Temple Mount platform completed by the biblical king Herod the Great.
Many Bible scholars and archaeologists also believe the Jewish temple rebuilt by Herod and-1,000 years earlier-the original temple of King Solomon stood on the same spot.
Dore Gold, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and current president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, sees Jerusalem as a trigger for an apocalyptic global jihad.
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