City Quote by Isaac Herzog

“Jerusalem! My Love,My Town I wept until my tears were dry I prayed until the candles flickered I knelt until the floor creaked I…

— Nizar Qabbani

“Jerusalem has a way of disappointing in tormenting both conquerors and visitors. The contrast between the real and heavenly cities is so excruciating that…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Old City of Jerusalem is in our hands.

— Moshe Dayan

I pray that we learn to live together. That Jerusalem is one, with law and order.

— Reuven Rivlin

“To return to where we started, there have always been two Jerusalems, the temporal and the celestial, both ruled more by faith and emotion…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

“We have lived long enough in madness. Together with our sisters from all nations, we will unite here in Jerusalem. The spirit of humankind…

— Perri Birney

“It is therefore deeply tragic that Jerusalem should have become a bone of contention – with people killing each other by the thousand because…

— Jostein Gaarder

Jerusalem is not just a beautiful city: the challenge is to show that Jerusalem can be shared in peace and respect.

— Federica Mogherini

“I have always found it difficult not to be moved by Jerusalem, even when I hated it—and God knows I have hated it for…

— Susan Abulhawa

I have mixed feelings about Jerusalem. It is fascinating, it is beautiful, it is tragic, and it is extremely attractive to all kinds of…

— Amos Oz

“Jerusalem is one stubborn city that refuses to roll over and die.”

— Nathan Erez

It is not being in Jerusalem, but living a good life there that is praiseworthy.

— St. Jerome