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[[File:MaaleHaShalom.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ma'ale HaShalom, overlooking East Jerusalem]] |
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'''Ma'ale HaShalom''', also known as the "Pope's Road,"{{Why?|date=November 2010}} is a street in [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], from [[Highway 60 (Israel)|Route 60]] to [[Ma'alot Ir David]] where it becomes Derech HaOfel. It goes along the southern border of the [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City]], and has the [[Dung Gate]] where the entrance to the [[Jewish Quarter (Jerusalem)|Jewish Quarter]] is found. It also goes alongside the Protestant [[Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem (Protestant)|Mount Zion Cemetery]] and Catholic cemeteries. It runs parallel to the [[Noble Sanctuary]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kiefer|first1=Homer|last2= Kiefer|first2=Hawk |title=The Ninth River: The Cia and Terrorist in the Middle East|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XxU09IohWoMC&pg=PA245&dq=%22Ma+Ale+Ha+Shalom%22&hl=en&ei=wtkFTJbQFcL38AbvoPSQDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Ma%20Ale%20Ha%20Shalom%22&f=false|year=2004|isbn=1413444059}}</ref> Though outside the walls of today's old city, the road is considered to be inside of historic sanctified Jerusalem. |
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The name "Ma'ale HaShalom" is symbolic of [[Dung Gate]]. It was given to the street in hopes that this would change the gate to one of peace.<ref>{{cite book|last=Eisenberg|first=Ronald L.|title=The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, why|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yqXXD_74yAEC&pg=PA182&dq=%22hativat+yerushalayim%22&hl=en&ei=cnuGTKjdKcL58AaD2LicAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=ma%27aleh%20hashalom&f=false|publisher=Devora Publishing|isbn=9781932687545|page=240}}</ref>{{clarify|date=November 2010}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Ma'ale HaShalom, also known as the "Pope's Road,"[why?] is a street in Jerusalem, Israel, from Route 60 to Ma'alot Ir David where it becomes Derech HaOfel. It goes along the southern border of the Old City, and has the Dung Gate where the entrance to the Jewish Quarter is found. It also goes alongside the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery and Catholic cemeteries. It runs parallel to the Noble Sanctuary.[1] Though outside the walls of today's old city, the road is considered to be inside of historic sanctified Jerusalem.
The name "Ma'ale HaShalom" is symbolic of Dung Gate. It was given to the street in hopes that this would change the gate to one of peace.[2][clarification needed]
References
- ^ Kiefer, Homer; Kiefer, Hawk (2004). The Ninth River: The Cia and Terrorist in the Middle East. ISBN 1413444059.
- ^ Eisenberg, Ronald L. The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, why. Devora Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 9781932687545.
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