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© 2015 albert-learning.com NEWS Jerusalem Jerusalem Mayor Sees 10 Million Tourists by 2020  Nir Barkat, described as the secular mayor of the Holy City, Jerusalem, is laying out an ambitious vision of economic development for his city based on freedom of religion, equal rights for all and a massive increase in tourism.  Three and a half billion people on earth believe Jerusalem is the center of the world in many aspects and would like to come and visit Jerusalem at least once in their lifetimes.  Barkat said the city had to remain united as Israel’s capital stressing that dividing cities had never worked successfully anywhere. But he pledged equal treatment for all residents regardless of ethnicity or religion, including when it came to building permits.  It’s a strategy for them to maintain the openness and international element of the city of Jerusalem where Muslims manage their sites, Christians manage their sites and Jews manage their own sites.

© 2015 albert-learning.com Vocabulary  Holy City: Regarded as the sacred focal point of the religion.  Ambitious vision: To see your strong desire for success or achievement being fulfilled in the future.  Secular: Not specifically relating to a particular religion or to a religious body.  Pledged: A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something.  Ethnicity: The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition Jerusalem

© 2015 albert-learning.com Jerusalem Christians believe in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. They believe he is the son of God and the savior of the world.

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© 2015 albert-learning.com TEMPLE MOUNT The Temple Mount, know in Hebrew as Har Habayit or as Har haMoria and in Arabic as Haram al-Sharif, the nobel sanctuary, is one of the most important religious site in the old city of Jerusalem. At least four religious traditions are known to have made use of the Temple Mount :  Christianity, Judaism, Roman religion, Islam The present site is dominated by three monumental structures from the early Umayyad period : the al-Aqsa mosque, the Dome of Rock and the Dome of Chain. As the site is part of the Old City, controlled by Israel since 1967, both Israel and the Palestine Authority,claim sovereignty over it, and it remains a major focal point of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. In an attempt to keep the status quo, the Israeli government enforces a controversial ban on prayer by non-Muslims.

© 2015 albert-learning.com Jerusalem The western wall standing beneath the dome of the rock. The torah is the Jewish Holy Book. People praying at the western wall

© 2015 albert-learning.com Jerusalem Jerusalem and the Islamic Faith Jerusalem is home to two major Islamic holy sites: Al-Aqsa Mosque, or the Temple Mount, and the Dome of the Rock. Before Muslims began facing Makkah, they first directed their prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

© 2015 albert-learning.com Jerusalem Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, is famous for its collection of wildlife featured in the Hebrew Bible, as well as its success in breeding endangered species. Tourists take a Segway ride to zoo.

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