Jerusalem and the temple mount is called the most holy place for three religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islum. Funny thing is, Jerusalem is not mentioned in the Quran by name. But they control the top of the mount.
Which makes it a political hot spot anytime the Muslum world esp Hamas, et. al. decides to stomp their petty little feet to justify attacks on Israel.
My misspelling above was intentional as what I saw, the east side of Jerusalem under Palestinian control was slum-ish.