I have long been fascinated by Sarajevo which has been called the Jerusalem of Europe.
In the town centre, Orthodox and Catholic churches, mosques and synagogues, are all side by side. Until the Second World War, 20 per cent of Sarajevo’s population were Sephardic Jews. People of all religions lived here peacefully alongside each other for years. Indeed, during the Bosnian war and the brutal siege of Sarajevo, many inhabitants still worked together, even though this was an ethnic conflict. There are Free Palestine signs everywhere.
