After seeing Kingdom of Heaven by Ridley Scott, a film that is translated into Italian The Crusades, I remember a speech by Balian - whose role is played by Orlando Bloom - which in my opinion, really depicts the situation that lives and suffers from Jerusalem time, namely that religions overlap.
"It fell on us the defense of Jerusalem. And we made our preparations, to the best of our ability. None of us has taken this city to Muslims. No Muslim of the great army now coming towards us was born, when this city \u200b\u200bwas lost. We are fighting for an offense that we have not caused us against those who were not alive to be offended. What is Jerusalem? Your holy places lie on the Jewish temples that the Romans killed. The Muslim places of worship lie over yours. What is sacred? The wall? The mosque? The Sepulchre? Who is eligible? No one is entitled. Everyone has the right! [...] We defend this city, not to protect these stones, but the people who live inside these walls. "
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