Holy Land

The phrase The Holy Land (Arabic الأرض المقدسة al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah; Hebrew ארץ הקודש;, Standard Hebrew ?reẓ haQodeš, Tiberian Hebrew ʾ?reṣ haqQāḏēš; Latin Terra Sancta) generally refers to Palestine or the Land of Israel. Specifically, it focuses on those areas which hold specific, significant religious importance to three monotheistic traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These areas include, but are not limited to, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, the Western Wall, and the Dome of the Rock.

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The Crusades were started on the pretext of recovering the Holy Land. More recently, the region is at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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The term is sometimes used when a speaker wishes to use neither "Israel" nor "Palestine" for the region, since either term can be considered as giving a specific religious group (Jews and Muslims, respectively) the right of ownership.

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Journey Through the Holy Land 2011 Wall Calendar	Journey Through the Holy Land 2012 Wall Calendar	Sir James Douglas Taking Bruce's Heart to the Holy Land is Diverted to Fight the Moors Near Granada	The Crusades The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land (Hardcover) Book
Louis IX Crusader and Saint in the Holy Land	Petra March 7th 1839 Plate 92 from Volume III of "The Holy Land"	Louis IX King of France Brings Back Jesus' Crown of Thorns from the Holy Land	Holy Man
Land Ahoy! 1864	Holy Girl, The (DVD)	Holy Smoke	Holy Smoke