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Essay / Palestine and Jerusalem: the land of Jerusalem
The land of JerusalemPeople who seek peace do not realize that it is settling within them, they try to blame others and expect to what they change first, and that is the Palestine/Israel problem. For so many years, Jerusalem experienced enormous wars, the aim of which was to occupy the land for an individual religion. Three major religions; Islam, Christianity and Judaism view Jerusalem as a large part of their worship and for centuries until now, these three religions have fought over the land of Jerusalem, but none has considered the idea of sharing the land between all peoples who carry different values. religion.The religious connection to Jerusalem is one of the main reasons for the fighting over the land, which continues to this day. So, what is the connection between the religion of Judaism and Jerusalem? To begin with the Tanakh, the Jewish Bible, as Psalm 137:5-6 proclaims, “If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to my palate, if I do not remember you, if I do not evoke Jerusalem at the beginning of my joy. Therefore, Jerusalem is mentioned in the Jewish book "349 times", so that the Jewish people deliberated on this land as theirs from the beginning, and also because Abraham attempted to sacrifice his son Isaac for the sake of God at the place known as "349 times". today the Temple Mount. Jews around the world pray toward Jerusalem, the holy temple known as the Western Wall, as a place where they can go to pray and make pilgrimage. In the faith of the Jews, Jerusalem had been a holy land for them for more than four centuries; this is why Israel does not abandon the fight against other religions in order to keep the land only for...... middle of paper ...... of pain, either because of the death of a loved one or illness due to the wars they have been through, and since World War I, the mortality rate of Palestinians and Israelis has been increasing over time. Nowadays, religions hold a higher place than the human soul and people around the world do not realize how important someone's life is. Because of people's indifference, the Jerusalem problem will never be resolved unless we intervene to stop the killings in the richest holy land for the three main monotheistic religions. So, the one and only solution for the land of Jerusalem is to share it with all the different peoples; whether it is a race or a religion, and also to have a flag and a government accepted by the whole country. After hundreds of years of fighting, the country was finally able to learn the definition of peace and freedom..