What is Jerusalem like today?

Answer 1

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This is subjective, so let me tell you my own experience. Having grown up in America and traveled all over New England, I first came to Israel as a young man and was struck by its beauty; and Jerusalem in particular. This beauty is different than anything I'd seen in America, because it had an additional spiritual level.

Picture a city of yearning.

One in which the latest in modern architecture and technology, is found within walking distance of sites so ancient that one thousand years is recent history.

The following famous song about Jerusalem (in translation) gives a tiny hint of the feeling:

The mountain air is clear as water

The scent of pines around

Is carried on the breeze of twilight,

And tinkling bells resound.

The trees and stones there softly slumber,

A dream enfolds them all.

So solitary lies the city,

And at its heart -- a wall.

Chorus:

Oh, Jerusalem of gold,

and of light and of bronze,

I am the lute for all your songs.

The wells are filled again with water,

The square with joyous crowd,

On the Temple Mount within the City,

The shofar rings out loud.

Your name will scorch my lips for ever,

Like a seraph's kiss, I'm told,

If I forget thee, golden city,

Jerusalem of gold.

Answer 2

I was in Jerusalem a few weeks ago, I must say I wasnt there long; but what a beautiful city. Loved it. Very clean of what I saw. Go back and spend longer for sure.