But after the siege of Jerusalem by Saladin in 1187, the Mount of Olives was given over to sheikhs, who demolished the monasteries and other buildings. Those churches that remained fell into utter ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Amit D., Seligman J. and Zilberbod I. 2000. Monastery of Theodorus and Cyriacus on Eastern Mount Scopus. In A. Faust and E. Baruch eds.

Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in Jerusalem for both Jews and Muslims. Historians have associated it with Mount Moriah (where the binding of Isaac took place) and Mount Zion (where the ...

Ramadan often presents a security challenge in Jerusalem, but this may be greater ... the war with Israel is a war for the Temple Mount, the writer contends. (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS ...