Israel Jerusalem

epa02126066 Israeli women soldiers entering the Old City of Jerusalem at the Jaffa Gate area on 21 April 2010. The Tower of David is behind with the Old City walls, that stretch some 4.5 kilometers, or 2.8 miles, arround the city. The walls of the Old City of Jerusalem were rebuilt in 1538 by the Muslim Ottoman Empire Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, after they were razed for the last time in 1244 by Sultan Malik al-Muattam.  EPA/JIM HOLLANDER