Jerusalem Syndrome - Israel/Palestine

August 2006
For some, visiting Jerusalem brings them a little too close to God. Dozens of tourists develop 'Jerusalem Syndrome', believing they have a messianic mission. Many fear they pose a security risk.

"Jerusalem Syndrome patients are definitely open to exploitation", claims one former Shin Bet agent. Extremist Jewish groups have vowed to tear down the Al Aqsa mosque and rebuild the temple. It's feared they could harness the psychosis of misguided Christian pilgrims to achieve this end. Another potential scenario is that a patient may try to trigger the apocalypse and second coming by destroying the mosque. As Sheik Ekrima Sabri Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, warns; "if the mosque is damaged, the reaction will be immense".

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[David Y. Orbach]

The most crazy is this Mufti of Jerusalem who claims that all the Jews must be exterminated. He says also that the Israeli police is responsible for the psychotic behavior of Christian tourists who want to be the Messiah. It is the Muslim who are occupying the Temple Mount

[SSJkiller]

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Even the nun is like "lmao this guy is crazy"

[spemat31]

that blonde lady... lol those jews are probably thinking "send that crazy Christian bitch back to Kentucky"

[MarcelBal15]

Christians in the first century experienced horrible persecution - they were sawn in two, fed to the lions and used as human torches. Jesus himself promised persecution of some form to those who follow him. Even today in countries that don't have religious freedom Christians are being persecuted. So why is it that now the rules change and we can expect to be taken out of the tribulation? It seems that this view is a symptom of our 21st century western society's sense of entitlement

[ScottishCaledonian]

People with Jerusalem syndrome are no different from anyone else who believes in god.

[Johnathan Clark]

Our media tries to make it like Timothy Leary was a great inspiration in the 60s I think it was Billy Graphm.

[Johnathan Clark]

Its cosplay for Jesus freaks.

[frank serpico]

Sapolsky is awesome