Jerusalem

Jerusalem ({{coor dm|31|46|N|35|14|E|}}; Hebrew: {{Audio|He-Jerusalem.ogg|יְרוּשָׁלַיִם }}; Yerushalayim; Arabic: {{Audio|ArAlquds.ogg|??????}} al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It is the capital of the State of Israel.

External reference and links

• Ancient Jerusalem (Jebusites) -- The History of the Ancient Near East
• Importance of Jerusalem in Jewish and Israeli history

Official site

• Official website of the Municipality of Jerusalem

Photographs

• Pictures of the Mosques in Jerusalem
• Jerusalem archives, historical photographs of Jerusalem focusing mainly on the experience of the Jews.
• Portal of Jerusalem Photos

Maps

• University of Maine Historical Map Collection, features European, Arab, and Jewish maps of the city dating back over 600 years. Highlights the role of Jerusalem in the history of map-making.

Status of the city

• Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel, Government of Israel, the Israeli law making Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
• Palestinian position on Jerusalem from the Palestinian National Authority
• Jewish Position on Jerusalem

History

• History Channel site on the history of Jerusalem
• Articles on the history of Jerusalem from the Jewish Virtual Library
• BBC article on Jerusalem
• Shards of evidence The Jerusalem Post, August 11, 2005

News and media

• The Jerusalem Post, oldest and largest Israeli daily newspaper in English, previously the Palestine Post.
• Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre, group of Palestinian reporters with daily news reports from East Jerusalem

Institutions

• Al Quds Arab University of Jerusalem
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
• Israel Museum

Books

• Wasserstein, Bernard (2002). Divided Jerusalem: The Struggle for the Holy City. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09730-1.
• Jerusalem Besieged : From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel
• Collins, Larry, and La Pierre, Dominique (1988) O Jerusalem!, Simon and Shuster, N.Y. ISBN 0-671-66241-4