in, invading, conquering, killing people. and allenby knows to them, the word crusade has an incredibly toxic legacy. he makes clear that he reveres the city, he respects the city, and he refuses to enter the city except on foot. so this is the iconic photograph of allenby walking into the old city from the jaffa gate, surrounded by his entourage, and then proceeding to st. david citadel where he read out the proclamation of conquest. general allenby announces that from now on, all three languages in the city, arabic, hebrew, and english, will be respected, and all three religions will be respected, and everything will be done to support the idea of freedom of religion. that sounds wonderful, right? for the palestinians, they were all lined up to see him because the british presented