Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery, Jerusalem

A paved road leads from the top of the Mount of Olives to the back of the Basilica of the Agony at the bottom. Along this route, you may enter various sections of the oldest continuously used Jewish cemetery in the world. An ancient tradition holds that those buried here will be resurrected first when the messiah arrives. Here you will find the grave of the modern mystic, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, and other important Jewish religious figures. Here too is buried Menahem Begin, who as Prime Minister initiated peace talks with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. A guide to the cemetery is essential. The local custom is to place a stone on the cenotaph to indicate a visit.