Question: Is there such a phenomenon as the Jerusalem syndrome?

Answer: The fact is that people who come to Jerusalem fall under some kind of special excitement. Psychologists and psychiatrists talk about this, and artists even claim that there is a special yellowish light in Jerusalem.

In principle, it is psychologically difficult to withstand this. You are walking through places where a saint who represents something special to you once walked. I have seen people faint walking through these streets. Imagine, a Christian walking along Via Dolorosa and what he is going through!

But we are talking even about a person who has absolutely never been interested in religion and he does not care about anything at all. He arrives in shorts, in sandals on bare feet, with a camera around his neck, and he still feels that there is something here—some kind of incomprehensible feeling.

In addition, the uniqueness of this place is felt through the kind of people who live there. The people of Jerusalem are very special, tough, I don’t even know how to say it. This city stands apart from the rest of the country.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Jerusalem Syndrome” 4/7/12

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