In 1834, Jerusalem exploded in a peasant revolt against Egyptian rule. This episode follows the rebellion from its spark in Hebron to the siege of the Holy City, where rebels briefly seized the Haram al-Sharif and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. We meet the charismatic rebel leader Qasim al-Ahmad, the Jewish notables caught between rebels and rulers, and Ibrahim Pasha's brutal reconquest. Through the lens of this uprising, we explore Jerusalem's fractured society under Muhammad Ali, the strain of conscription and taxes, and the bitter sectarian violence that followed. Lucas and Luna also touch on the revolt's legacy — how it reshaped the city's communities and foreshadowed later conflicts. A forgotten chapter that reveals the fault lines of Ottoman-era Jerusalem.
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