• Jerusalem is a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

• Monotheistic religions, namely they believe that there is only one God and that this God is the origin and source of all that exists, same spiritual beings. Share common ancestors.

• Many Jewish people believe that a woman named Rachel wife of Jacob helped the Jewish people come home and become a union, or state 1948.

• Spokesmen said the two leaders touched on the central disputes standing in the way of an agreement that would lead to creation of a Palestinian state. Those issues include the eventual borders, the status of Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees who fled homes in what is now Israel.

• What Israel should do in Jerusalem is very clear. People are saying that the problems in Jerusalem are last on the agenda as the Middle East problems are solved first. They say they must keep fighting. They people of Jerusalem listed four principles they want done about their city…

4 Principles• 1. There shall be free access to all the Holy Places irrespective of

nationality and they shall be administered by their adherents.• 2. Everything possible shall be done to ensure unhindered

development of the Arab way of life in the Arab sections of the city and ensure Muslims and Christians a practical religious, cultural and commercial governance over their own daily lives.

• 3. Everything possible should be done to ensure equal governmental, municipal and social services in all parts of the city.

• 4. Continuing efforts should be made to increase cultural, social and economic contacts among the various elements of Jerusalem's population, while preserving the cultural and even the national identity of each group.

• http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/35185/teddy-kollek/jerusalem-present-and-future

• http://articles.latimes.com/2007/aug/29/world/fg-mideast29

• http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/politics/2315/

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_similarities_between_Islam_Judaism_and_Christianity#ixzz1GrbLoLhl

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem