Synopsis
How Jerusalem became the object of rivalry between Christian nations, the focus of the longing of Jews and the site of one of the world's most intractable conflicts.
- Programme: Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
- Episode: 3: Judgement Day
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2011
- History
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