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View inside Jerusalem's Old City
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Western Wall and the Temple Mount
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: courtyard
Jerusalem: Tower of David
Jerusalem: Western Wall
Jerusalem: Hurva Synagogue
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Franciscan monks
Clash during the Al-Aqsa intifada
Doorpost mezuzah
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