You have entered another world, a world where ancient architecture and stone commingle with modern and traditional sights and sounds. It is place where people and animals outnumber vehicles. You are in a plaza with small shops and restaurants to the left, and Davids Citadel to the right. Nearby streets are narrow, and you can hear your footsteps hitting stone. If you proceed straight ahead from Jaffa Gate, you enter one of the many long and partially covered bazaars. This is the David Street Bazaar. If you proceed to the right you enter the Armenian Christian Quarter. ...

Follow me in this sequel to Inside the Shadow in Jaffa Gate. The Temple Mount is located inside Jerusalems walled Old City neighborhood. The Old City is one of many neighborhoods that comprise modern Jerusalem. Up to the late 19th century, when overcrowding led to new neighborhoods outside the walls, Jerusalem was comprised of only the walled city that had existed for almost 3000 years. Today The Old City has over 30,000 residents. It is sited on the uneven crest of the Judean Hills that divides a descent to the east, to the Dead Sea and Jordan, from a...