A visit to Jerusalem, part three

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A visit to Jerusalem
The simplest 9 facts about Jerusalem to tell your child: 1- Its inception goes back thousands of years. 2- Jerusalem is located in the center of Palestine, roughly, in the eastern Mediterranean. 3- Israel occupied most of Palestine in 1948, but Jerusalem was occupied in 1967. 4 - The occupation of Palestine and Jerusalem was the result of a promise called "Balfour" in 1917, which declared Palestine a national home for the Jews, based on the support of Britain.
5- Jerusalem is distinguished by an important location that made it coveted for the occupation throughout the ages. It was destroyed many times, but it was rebuilt. 6- Saladin Al-Ayoubi reopened Jerusalem and allowed all religions to practice their rituals, after the occupation of the Crusades that prevented the Christians of the East from praying in it. 7- Jerusalem carries great value to Muslims, as it is one of the most important sanctities for them after Mecca and Medina, and it was the first qiblah for prayer before it turned to the Kaaba in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. 8- There is the Al-Aqsa Mosque to which the Prophet Muhammad was imprisoned from the Grand Mosque. 9- Jerusalem includes the purest place for Christians, which is the Church of the Holy Sepulcher to which Christians from different parts of the world make pilgrimages.

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