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When Ottoman Sultan, Selim I appeared, with an army, at the gates of Jerusalem in 1517 he was welcomed by the Ulama who peacefully presented him with the keys to the city

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Piece by piece "The Temple Mount Faithful" is preparing to build the third temple in Jerusalem.

There are generally accepted historical and archaeological facts about a Jerusalem location which has become the subject of another dangerous Arab-Israeli dispute.

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Michael Baigent takes a hard look at Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, and how the adherents of all three religions believe the world is "racing towards Armageddon."

Understandably emotional arguments about Israel and Palestine ignore or obscure indisputable facts. Acceptance of the truth might promote accommodation.

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