Experiencing today, you seen it experienced in jerusalem for thousands of years. For the jews, jerusalem is where solomen built the temple. People who have said to conquer the world swept through the city. No other individuals changed the landscape in the way Herod The Great did. Solodyn, the british badly wanted to control the holly land. For israelis if you dont know it in its complexity, it is hard to understand it today. The past is never dead. It is jerusalem. Solody s 725 years have past. By 1914, the world have under gone a drastic transformation, fuelled by the rise of technology and industrialization. But, World War i threatens the entire Globe And Jerusalem lies directly in its path. The time of the first World War, jerusalem is occupied by The Ottoman. The church thats been there for A Hundred years. The mideast lost egypt. They have turkey, some parts of Southern Bulgaria and eastern greece and what is Today Palestine and lebanon and arabia. They became really the third par
For the jews, jerusalem is where solomon built the holy temple. For christians, this is the place where jesus was crucified. For muslims, jerusalem is where the prophet muhammed made the night journey. People who are said to have conquered the world have swept through this city. No other individual changed the landscape in the way that Herod The Great did. Saladin was determined to take on the christians and throw them out of jerusalem. At a time of ottoman Islamic Rule, the british badly wanted to control the holy land. The main case of the arabs is against the british Government Policy in palestine. We are the only people in the world homeless and stateless. For israelis, the creation of the state of israel is seen as a miracle. And of course for the palestinians, its a great disaster. The history of jerusalem, a very complicated story. And if you dont know it in its complexity, its very hard to understand whats going on there today. The past is never dead. And if there is a city in
Im Ben Brown with our other main stories. The Uks Vaccine Minister says the government is confident that plans to lift a range of Covid Restrictions will go ahead Onjuly 19 in england. But he also said masks are still expected to be worn indoors. The fortification of the Vaccination Programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four and the pm will say more about this. Sir Richard Branson prepares to venture to the Edge Of Space, on the first Passenger Flight of his Virgin Galactic spaceship. Its a day full of anticipation for england and italy fans, ahead of the final of Euro 2020. More than 60 Thousand are expected at Wembley Stadium in london where the two countries face each other tonight. Its a historic game for italy it could be the first time they become European Champions in decades. For england a win would be their first ever Euros Title and a first major Tournament Victory in 55 years. Gareth southgate s squad arrived at their hotel in waford after their final training
There too, with fans gearing up for the big night. The Uks Vaccine Minister says the high number of people having had theirjabs, means the government is confident that plans to lift a range of Covid Restrictions will go ahead Onjuly 19 in england. The fortification of the Vaccination Programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four and the pm will say more about this. The widow of haitis assassinated president claims he was killed because of his drive for political reform. Sir Richard Branson prepares to venture to the edge of space, on the first Passenger Flight of his Virgin Galactic spaceship. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the World. Its a day full of anticipation for england and italy fans, ahead of the final of Euro 2020. More than 60 Thousand are expected at Wembley Stadium in london where the two countries face each other tonight. Its a historic game for italy it could be the first time they become European Champions in decades. For england a w
Welcome to the programme. Plenty of sport coming up. We begin in haiti where the wife of the late president , who was assassinated on wednesday, has posted an Audio Message on twitter describing the moment gunmen stormed their home. She was injured and taken to a hospital in miami. The killing has thrown the country into deep political turmoil with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. In a moment, well hearfrom Haitis Minister for elections. But first, this report from the bbc s rich preston. As Haitis Future remains uncertain, some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation might deteriorate even further. Haiti is the poorest country in the americas. The First Lady says her husband planned to change the constitution to improve the lives of ordinary people. Speaking in creole, she described wednesdays attack. Translation in the blinki of an eye, the mercenaries entered my home and riddled my husband with bullets, with