Narratives of Jerusalem

Ammiel Alcalay's narrative of different Jerusalems in her book paints multiple colors onto the rainbow of the city. She mentions the Islamic perspective, some poets' perspectives, and then describes the journey of traveling from Beirut to Jerusalem through Syria. Jerusalem as she goes on to say is only 145 miles away from Beirut. 1-4-5 miles, thats around 3.5 hours away from my hometown Tripoli in Lebanon. The road from Tripoli to Jerusalem however remains closed. Maybe one day... one day...