Map of Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI visit to the Middle East

'And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him: Lift up thy eyes, and look from the place wherein thou now art, to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west. All the land which thou seest, I will give to thee, and to thy seed for ever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: if any man be able to number the dust of the earth, he shall be able to number thy seed also. Arise and walk through the land in the length, and in the breadth thereof: for I will give it to thee.' Genesis 13:14-17

The fear of some Jews (and rightly so):

Jerusalem was once part of the Holy Roman Empire and the dream is that it will be again.