Jerusalem is he capital of the State of Israel, has long stood at the core of the world's three great monotheistic religions--Judaism, Chritianity, and Islam. This City of Gold has played host to religious stories ranging from the Temple of King Solomon to Jesus' Resurrection to Mohammed's Ascension to Heaven. Outside the walls of the religiously important Old City, are the vibrant New City, Jewish in population, and the exhilarant East Jerusalem, mostly Arab in population. erusalem has an amazing array of attractions for the traveller to see. Following are some of the must-sees: Old City: the historical core of Jerusalem surrounded by Ottoman period walls, filled with sites of massive religious signficance and a bustling approach to life  and in West Jerusalem, be sure to visit the Israel Museum (home to the Dead Sea Scrolls and much more) and the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum.