Apologies for the lack of fact-finding on this one, but the story behind this picture, related to me by Ohad, is one I like (true or not!)According to one religion it is prophecised that when the messiah returns to Jerusalem he will come from this direction, straight over the hill in the picture. This religion also venerates Jesus as a spiritual leader who, among other things, is forbidden from walking through graveyards.
All this would be fine if not for the fact that when the Turks conquered Jerusalem they installed this massive cemetary right in his path to prevent the second coming!
Fucking genius, I tell you.
The mish-mash of (sometimes violently opposed) religions in the holy hot spot of the world makes for some really interesting situations. More on this later.
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Hey Ben! Glad you stumbled across my blog, and thanks for the advice. Always better to give a smile than not, we're agreed. Mayhaps I'll see you tonight.
We Turks rule - bigger than Jesus, clearly.
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