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So many tourists visiting Jerusalem become psychotic that soldiers on patrol watch for them, and a term — Jerusalem Syndrome — has been coined to refer to the problem. A 1991 study found that most commonly, the victims thought they were the Messiah (God was second, Satan third). Most of the delusional (80 percent) were Protestant; Catholics reported the most “mystical experiences”. In one case, two men who arrived at the same time claiming to be the Messiah were put in a room together; each insisted that the other was an imposter. While most had histories of previous mental problems, 20 percent had no prior recorded incidents. Of one German on a multi-country tour, the doctor who lead the study said “he was sane in Egypt, sane in Greece, meshugge in Israel.” (Washington Post) ...Oy: keep him out of the states. He’ll get a gun for sure.