Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The city straddles the Green Line between Israel and the West Bank; both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital. Israel controls the entire city and maintains its primary governmental institutions there, while the Palestinian National Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization ultimately foresee it as the seat of power for the State of Palestine. Due to this long-running dispute, neither claim is widely recognized internationally.
Happy to met a friend from Peru in Jerusalem - Omri. I met him in Huaraz and we hiked the Ausangate Trek together. I was invited to his parents home where we had a lovely dinner.Read more
September 8, 2022 in Palestine ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C