"For the Jews Solomon built the holy temple here
For the Christians Jesus was crucified here
For the Muslims Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven from here"
Israleans, Romans, Macedonians, Arabs, crusaders, French, British all wanted to get a control over it, seize it ... it is considered as a navel of the world...The Holy City - Jerusalem...
"If you are on a large crusade that means you may have an indulgence and indulgence is something forgive your sins on earth !!!"
How British used mandate to colonize the Middle East along side French and how it played everyone to its advantage by telling Arabs, here is your land - claim your freedom and to Jews, here is your country, rule over it.. and the result was partition and the sin committed by imperialism is taking its toll even today...
While this series misses out the Greeks account ( Alexander the Great) during the siege of Tyre, It examines the history of this region with players like Zionism and it's leader Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Ottoman General Jamal Pasha, Prince Faisal, T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), King Abdullah, King Hussein, Nasser, Cleopetra, King Richard, Sultan Salauddin, David and his son Solomon and many more ..and the events such as 6-days war, the partition, the crusades, Jewish immigration, current situation ...
It tries to unfold and untangle this centuries-old labyrinthine problem that prevails in that region ...a commendable attempt.. Kudos to CNN!! A MUST MUST watch series...
