Figure 7.35: Conflict over sacred space. Jews pray at the Western Wall, the remnant of their great ancient temple in Jerusalem, Israel. Standing above the wall, on the site of the vanished Jewish temple, is one of the holiest sites for Muslims—the golden-capped Dome of the Rock, covering the place from which the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have ascended to heaven. Perhaps no other place on Earth is so heavily charged with religious meaning and conflict.
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