keywords: jerusalem besieged strife city peace
text: Jerusalem Strife Echoes Ancient History It may be called the City of Peace, but no other city has been more bitterly fought over than Jerusalem. Eric Cline, a historian, archaeologist, and author of the new book &lt;I&gt;Jerusalem Besieged: From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel&lt;/I&gt; discusses the holy city's turbulent history.