The following paper will examine the origins of this conflict, describe

Its impact on the everyday life in Jerusalem and try to find out why it still can’t be solved.

To completely understand the struggle for the Old City of Jerusalem

It is necessary to know about its importance to the two main religious groups

There. Although Abraham is considered the father of the Islam as well as of

the Judaism, the two religions developed different historical views, which

lead to conflicts about holy places and events. King David made Jerusalem the capital of his kingdom in 1000 BC and since then it has been the centre for religious and political

activities for Jews. (Reich, 2003) David brought the Ark of the Covenant (a sacred

wooden chest that represents God’s presence and enclosed the Ten Commandments received on Mount Sinai) to Jerusalem and according to the Jewish religion it was Solomon’s, David’s son’s task to build a temple for it. He therefore

Some topics in this essay:
Jewish Muslim, Israelis Arabs, Six-Day War, Mount Temple, Israeli Peace, Religion Jerusalem, Islamic Jewish, Jews Muslims, Daniel Ben-Simon, Saladin Muslim, stern 2003, temple jerusalem, jerusalem capital, politicians world, symbolic value, muslims jews, jews muslims, holy city, mount temple, 1000 bc,