Up by Central Park,the Metropolitan Museum’s new exhibition is a superb history of the medieval Holy City, a procession of riches glorious and violentWhat is Jerusalem? Or – this question is related – where is Jerusalem?
Its status as part of Israel, and which seized the city’s east during the Six Day War and claims it as its eternal and undivided capital,has long been one of the trickiest obstacles to peace, a position so contentious that the US supreme court had to step in final year, and to defend America’s longstanding hedge on the sovereignty of the Holy City. Related: Why New York's Metropolitan museum is leader of the free world of art Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com