JERUSALEM — This is a tense city on a good day. You feel it behind the wheel: The traffic signals turn red and yellow to alert a coming green. Schoolgirls gesture at motorists as they step into a crosswalk, fingertips bunched and faces scowling: Will you wait, or what? The world knows Jerusalem by the Old City and its Golden Dome, its ancient wall from the time of Herod, its Holy Sepulcher, its rough-hewed stones flattered by brilliant sunlight. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut Jerusalem is not just its postcard vistas.

Source: New York Times December 09, 2017 18:22 UTC