Here he taught, was arrested, crucified and resurrected.Moslem associate Jerusalem with El Aksa, the point from which Mohammed ascended to the Seveth Heaven. After Mecca nad Medina, Jerusalem is Islam´s third holiest city. Jerusalem sanctity and mysticisim have inspired propheds, artists, poets and scholars for centuries. But it has also become a major cultural centre with museums, galleries, theatres and also universities and yeshivot. The presence of the supreme legislative administrative and judicial bodies have made it into a modern capital.

Sophisticated stores compete with oriental bazaars for the attention of shoppers in its streets - Hassidic capotas, Moslem jalabiyas, dozen of different monks´ robes, denim jeans and many, many more - can only be matched by the infinite motives which move people to inhabit or cisit Jerusalem. The harmony of church bells, the muezzin´s call to prayers, communal study in yeshivot and dealers offering their wares all combine in the setting for this cosmopolitan city.