Jerusalem the Cross Roads of Religion

Browsing the current world news of today, one captivating headlines that captures my attention is the pronouncement of Donald Trump of Jerusalem that it is now the capital of Israel.  All these years the blessing and curse of Jerusalem to the humanity as a whole transcends from generation to generation.  In an academic point of view the biography of Jerusalem written by Simon Sebag Montefiore clarifies my holistic understanding of Jerusalem both religious and political. One aspect that Simon Sibag narrates in his book is the transfer of historical information from generation to generation that according to the journal contamination of historical information is influenced by politics at that time and up to this very moment.  Remembering the battle of Saladin (1187-1189) was the Sultan of Egypt and Syria is involved in the battle and throughout the Arab World.

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Likewise, the Crusader further presses their offensive in the east knowing that the economic security for the sake of Pax Romana must fulfill the world security at that time. As a result during the Battle of Saladin and Richard (1189-93) On July 4 1190 King Richard the Lionheart of England and Philip II Augustus of France set another 3^rd Crusade to liberate Jerusalem. During the World War (1914-1916) the young Turkish who ruled Jerusalem by the name of Jemal Pasha promises that he will do in all his power to prevent the Zionist giving instability to his regime at that very time. While England and France are competing for their influence in the region the Russians on the other hand are also creating political strategies to establish political influence in the region.  

The small city that beautifies the political and religious landscapes and connects the economic silk road of the world still vibrates to the meeting halls of both political and religious organizations around the world. By the late 1951-67 Germany ruled by Hitler still envious to conquer Jerusalem by meeting the neighboring countries of Israel such as Palestine ruled at that time by Mufti Amin al-Husseini and his cousin Abd al-Kadir Husseini.  The two small countries of Palestine and Israel are the reason of the political and religious tag of war since the founding of religious and political governance.

What do you think would be the end and lasting peace program to this region? Do you think that religious and political entities still plays a role in this peace negotiating process or just a reason to unravel the historic religious and political conflict that divides humanity both from the past and at present?  Do you think the modern Pax Americana can neutralize the undying conflict or will just inflame the conflict?

Definitely, the book of Simon Sibag considered the history of Jerusalem as the history of both truth and Legend. Gladly the legend of the Assassins entertains most of the gaming audience around the world even to the extent of making a novel out of the gaming series.  Altairs role in declaring war with the Templars and the Ottomans in Turkey reflects that Jerusalem is indeed a place of conflict.  But furthermore, Simon Sibag further stated in his publication that “Take away the fiction and there’s nothing left for Israel.  History is so pungently powerful here that it is repeatedly distorted: archeology is itself a historical force and archaeologists have at times wielded as much power as soldiers, recruited to appropriate the past for the present.”

But my lingering question today is, why God chose Jerusalem not Somalia as the holy city of the world?  Simon considered Jerusalem as a universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the site of judgment day and the battle field of today’s clash of civilization.