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One of the oldest road in the smallest quarter, Armenian quarter. It is part of Jerusalem society
since the early of city foundation. It is quite peaceful place with only a few visitors.
Christian Quarter
- Third holiest site in Sunni Islam and is located in the Old City
- Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to al-Aqsa during the Night
Journey
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its
collaborators. Holocaust is a word of Greek origin meaning "sacrifice by fire."Anti-Semitism in Europe did not begin with Adolf Hitler.
Though use of the term itself dates only to the 1870s, there is evidence of hostility toward Jews long before the Holocausteven as far
back as the ancient world, when Roman authorities destroyed the Jewish temple in Jerusalem and forced Jews to leave Palestine. The
Enlightenment, during the 17th and 18th centuries, emphasized religious toleration, and in the 19th century Napoleon and other
European rulers enacted legislation that ended long-standing restrictions on Jews. Anti-Semitic feeling endured, however, in many cases
taking on a racial character rather than a religious one.
The Catastrophe (al-Nakba)
The 1948 Palestinian Exodus
Also known as the al-Nakba
Occurred when more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or were expelled from their homeland during the 1948
Palestine war
The term nakba also refers to the period of war and events affecting Palestinian from Late 1947 to Early 1949
Later there was a series of laws passed by the Israeli government prevented them from returning to theirs home or
claiming their property,
Factor involved in the exodus included
Jewish military advances
Destruction of arab villages
Psychological warfare and fears of another massacre by Zionist militias after the Deir Yassin massacre
Accommodation
Hotel: Armony Hotel Jerusalem - an Atlas Boutique Hotel
Price: THB 6,541 /night (Free wifi and breakfast)
#11 of 98 Hotels in Jerusalem
Room Amenities: Tea/Coffee maker, Desk, Bathtub, Free
toiletries, Safe, Toilet, Telephone, Bathroom, Air
conditioning, Heating, Hairdryer, Cable channels, Wake up
service/Alarm clock, Flat-screen TV, Radio, Internet access,
Refrigerator, Free WiFi
Via Dolorosa begins near the Lions' Gate in the Muslim Quarter and
ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter,
covering 500 meters and incorporating 14 Stations of the Cross. Via
Dolorosa also has busy streets lined with snack bars and tourist
shops.
Each of the 14 Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa is marked
with a plaque, but these small signs can be difficult to spot.
The most popular time to follow the Via Dolorosa is during Holy Week,
when thousands of pilgrims, led by Franciscans, follow the route to the
crucifixion.