Jerusalem Trapped between the Vatican, Moscow, Republican Evangelism, Judaic Messianism, and Islam
Jerusalem Trapped between the Vatican, Moscow, Republican Evangelism, Judaic Messianism, and Islam

Summary/Abstract: Jerusalem, especially the Temple Mount (Moriah), has been sanctified by the threebiggest monotheistic religions. By Judaism – the binding of Isaac (Old Testament),King David pronouncing Jerusalem the capital of the ancient country of Israelites,and two demolished temples. By Christianity – Christ prayed in the Second Temple,and was later crucified and buried in Jerusalem. The ruins of the Second Temple becamethe site where the Muslim Al-Aqsa Mosque was built.The contemporary conflict is marked by: the emergence of the State of Israel(1948) and the capturing of Jerusalem (1967), Russian influences exerted by theOrthodox Church and Oriental churches, the political impact of Jewish messianismcombined with a mass support for evangelical fundamentalism as offered by theRepublican Party in the US, the conflict between the West and Israel, focusing onJerusalem as the tinderbox for “contemporary messiahs”.

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