What is Jerusalem? This is the ancient city that has had the greatest impact on human history. It is the "one and indivisible" capital of Israel, divided by fences and checkpoints, where 40% of the population do not have Israeli citizenship and do not associate themselves with the state in which they live. It is the only capital whose legal status is still undetermined and disputed. It is the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict - one of the most violent and longest in history. It is a shrine that promises heavenly grace and mental disorder to pilgrims. It's a place where people have prayed for peace for centuries - but rarely get it. Why did Jerusalem become so? Why has blood been pouring for the "city of peace" for 5,000 years? How do politicians use historical narratives to justify their claim to Jerusalem? Why did a small settlement lost in the Judean mountains become the center of the earth? About all this - a real book.