The fight for Jerusalem : radical Islam, the west, and the future of the Holy City / Dore Gold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gold, Dore.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Jerusalem--History.

Jerusalem.

Jerusalem--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Regnery Pub. ; Lanham, MD : Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, [2007]

Summary:

Radical Islam has long desired to seize Jerusalem and cut it off to Christian and Jewish believers. In this book, Israeli diplomat Dore Gold explains why the battle for Jerusalem is intensifying today. Gold shows why only Israel can preserve its holy places for Christians, Jews, and even Muslims, and why uncovering Jerusalem's past--and the truth of biblical history--can be the key to saving its future.--From publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction: The Battle for Historical Truth

Part I The Religious Dimension of Jerusalem

Chapter 1 Jerusalem: The Legacy of Ancient Israel 35

Chapter 2 Christianity and Jerusalem 63

Chapter 3 Jerusalem as the Third Holiest Place in Classical Islam 87

Part II The Diplomatic Struggle over Jerusalem

Chapter 4 Jerusalem and the Birth of Modern Israel 119

Chapter 5 Jerusalem, the Palestinian Arabs, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 145

Chapter 6 Jerusalem and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process 165

Part III Radical Islam and Jerusalem

Chapter 7 The Evil Wind: Radical Islam, the Destruction of Holy Sites, and Jerusalem 199

Chapter 8 Jerusalem as an Apocalyptic Trigger for Radical Islam 231

Chapter 9 The West and the Freedom of Jerusalem 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-362) and index.

ISBN:

9781596980297

159698029X

OCLC:

77528195