On Christmas Day 1100 Baldwin I, first king of the Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem, was crowned in Bethlehem, and that year a Latin episcopate was also established in the town.
Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
AFP, Jerusalem) Israeli authorities claim that during the three weeks the Israeli military reoccupied the West Bank, Israel has prevented 18 suicide attacks and other attacks.
Coinciding with the appointment of the city's bishop, Juvenal, as Patriarch, Jerusalem was made a patriarchate, joining Rome, Constantinople, Antioch and Alexandria.
So, the U.N. doesn't agree with Israel that Jerusalem is its capital and most countries who have an embassy in Israel have it in the city of Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem.
Something also that is interesting is that the train station in Jerusalem is one of the top five deepest in the world, and was built to withstand a nuclear blast.
I'm Sam Kiley in Jerusalem where Israel is going to impose a national lockdown to try to combat the COVID-19 virus starting at midnight tonight, Thursday night going into Friday.
Furthermore, recognizing our commitment to a two-state solution, the Australian government is also resolved to acknowledge the aspirations of the Palestinian people for a future state with its capital in East Jerusalem.