(Stern, 2003).
In addition to the different religious views, Jerusalem went through various political regimes during history. These made it even more complicated to determine whose capital Jerusalem should be. After David captures the Holy City in 1000 BC, the government doesn't change for over 400 years. Then the Babylonians capture Judah, part of David's kingdom. They destroy the Temple of Jerusalem, capture many.
Jews and drive them out of the city. They were allowed to come back by Cyrus the Great from Persia who defeated the Babylonians and helped to build the second temple of Jerusalem. Then the Roman regime follows in 63 BC and it lasts until AD 324. This time is full of events and developments. Jesus of Nazareth declares the coming of the kingdom if God in AD 28 and the Jews bring him in front of Pontius Pilates, procurator at the time. At a big Jewish revolt in AD 66 the second Temple is destroyed and only the.
western wall, today's Wailing Wall, stays. In 1099 European Christians capture Jerusalem, which is holy for them, because many events in Jesus" life took place there. These Crusaders, as they were called, killed Muslims as well as Jews in the name of their God. Their rule lasts until 1187, when Saladin, a Muslim leader conquers the city back. This regime rules the city relatively peaceful for almost 700 years. From 1917 on Britain controls Jerusalem and it supports that Palestine, the Holy land, is the home of the Jews.
During the Second World War many Jews immigrate to Jerusalem and the Zionistic movement starts to be developed. The conflict right now isn't as much a conflict about religion, but about land and property between the Israelis and the Arabs, because the borders of Jerusalem haven't been defined yet. Alone in 1930 seven cruel anti-Jewish riots take place, organized and supported by Arabs. In 1947 Jerusalem is considered an international city and is under UN (United Nations) control.