A Walk in the Park

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Duration: 30 minutes

The fight is on for the holiest city in the holy land. The Israelis say Jerusalem must never be divided; the Palestinians say the east of the city is theirs and must become the capital of a new state.

Jane Corbin walks through the disputed streets and parks, meeting families thrown out of their homes, witnessing bulldozers demolishing houses and goes underground to explore tunnels excavated deep below the biblical sites.

  • Audio Slideshow: A Walk in a Jerusalem Park

    Panorama reporter Jane Corbin returns to Jerusalem to walk the streets and parks and hear the stories of those who call east Jerusalem home. She meets both Palestinians and Jewish settlers who lay claim to this disputed part of one of the world's holiest cities.

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  • Staking claim underneath east Jerusalem

    Panorama reporter Jane Corbin walks the streets of East Jerusalem to meet both the Jewish settlers and the Palestinians who both claim the area as their own.

    Read Jane's feature

  • Jerusalem: Hopes for a divided city

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    The battle is on for the holiest city in the holy land Jerusalem, a spiritual centre to Jews, Christians and Muslims. To the Palestinians, east Jerusalem is a future capital of a Palestinian state, but Israelis say Jerusalem must never be divided.
    Here, Rafik Hussini, Chief of Staff to the Palestinian President, and the Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat present their divided visions on a divided city.

  • Jerusalem: Mapping a divided city

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    The Israelis say Jerusalem is their capital and must never be divided. The Palestinians say the east of the city is theirs and one day must become the capital of a new Palestinian state.
    Jane Corbin walks through the disputed streets and paths of the city meeting the people for whom any future resolution depends on the lines drawn on a map.

  • Archive 1967: Tensions in Jerusalem

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    In the aftermath of Israel's victory in the Six Day War, Panorama reported on the complexity and tensions of life for the differing religions living in Israeli-controlled east Jerusalem, visiting many of the city's holy sites like the Western Wall - then known as the Wailing Wall - and the Dome of the Rock.

    Panorama: Jerusalem was first broadcast on 7 August 1967.

  • The Panorama Middle East Archives: Divisions

    Panorama has been on the ground covering events in the Middle East for the last six turbulent decades. Below is a brief history of events in the region as told through the Panorama archive.

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Credits

Presenter
Jeremy Vine
Participant
Jane Corbin
Director
Sandy Smith
Producer
Nikki Millard

Broadcasts

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