Jerusalem is a city where man and stone meet, converge; its stone is scored with contact with men, and here men sign themselves in stone.
Jerusalem has been attacked 52 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, besieged 23 times, and destroyed twice.
Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world. It has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, captured, and then re-captured 44 times, and attacked a total of 52 times.
Jerusalem is never a place that one goes to... one returns to it. That's one of its mysteries.
Jerusalem is no ordinary stone; if they could speak, they would tell not only of crystalization and erosion, like those or rivers and mountains, but also or tears and the warmth or bodies, sometimes or merrymaking, more often or what men have shrieked out in extremis.
Jerusalem is Ten measures of beauty came into the world; Jerusalem received nine measures, and the rest of the world one.