On This Day: Treaty of Jaffa signed, ending the Third Crusade
Signed by England's King Richard the Lionheart and Ayyubid Sultan Saladin, the treaty left Jerusalem under Islamic control, which guaranteed Jews could remain in the city.
England's King Richard the Lionheart is seen in an artist's depiction of the Battle of Jaffa in 1192.(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByAARON REICH
