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A special podcast to contextualize the breaking news of Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moving the US embassy. In this episode we discuss the history of Jerusalem from Biblical times until modern. We talk about how the city came to be perceived as holy and sacred in the minds of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. We detail the way in which the history of Jerusalem is shared, entangled, and varied through time. We push back on nationalist discourses which try to imagine Jerusalem only so far as it serves the purpose of fixed identities without thought of its shared heritage. We note the tension and violence, but also highlight the history of co-existence.
