First pictures from Palestine - Jerusalem historical impressions 1900 - 1918

Historical film with footage from the Holy Land. Former trips by Europeans and especially the Holy Land and the actual situation of Jerusalem and Palestine in the interest range of different powers or ethnic groups. 00:10 The city’s skyline Jaffa in 1903 seen from the sea, travelers arriving by ship, observations of oriental daily life 01:38 Western “tourists“ or pilgrims in suits and women with skirt and hat on donkeys guided by locals. Jews at the Wailing Wall. 03:01 Swing over the Temple Mount with Dome of the Rock. Tombs and ruins beneath the Temple Mount and from the city. 03:26 Swing over the skyline of Jerusalem and the mighty city walls with battlements. 04:05 Scooping water from the Jordan (as a souvenir for the traveler) 04:27 Arrival of Emperor Wilhelm II on the banks of the Bosphorus, who is received by Ottoman officers. Wilhelm II. during the inspection of Turkish troops. 05:42 Occupation of Jerusalem by British and Australian riders end 1917. Entrance of Kaiser Wilhelm II. British and French officers and soldiers through the Jaffa Gate. 06:23 Reading the declaration on the protection of the Holy Places by the Allies. Representatives of Christian are welcomed by Allied officers. 06:48 Muslim procession, also attended by Egyptian soldiers of the British Army toward a mosque, which is the third-most important Muslim shrine of Jerusalem 08:08 Australian soldiers at the city tour in the old town. Arab workers on road construction for the northward withdrawing allied with British minders 09:19 Faisal, future king of Syria and its people welcomes Lawrence from Arabia, who had initiated the Arab revolt against the Ottoman rule (Lawrence is unfortunately only be seen from behind) 09:54 Arrival of the Zionist Commission in Palestine in April 1918: men with suits and white hats and black hats and men with beards are passing A film by Bengt von zur Mühlen