JERUSALEM — The historic opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday seals the Trump administration’s recognition of the holy, and hotly contested, city as the capital of Israel. For many Jewish Israelis, the move is a long overdue expression of reality in the city. The Talmud teaches that “10 measures of beauty were given to the world; Jerusalem received nine while the rest of the world received one.”Earthly Jerusalem is complicated. Here are nine things worth knowing about the city. It All Began in Tel AvivTel Aviv was the first seat of government for the embryonic State of Israel.

Source: New York Times May 14, 2018 01:41 UTC