Exegesis

Jewish Quarter
The Jewish Quarter (Hebrew: הרובע היהודי‎, HaRova HaYehudi or the Rova, Arabic: حارة اليهود‎) is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The 45,000 square meter area lies in the southeastern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Cardo in the north and extends to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount in the east.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Quarter

Subservient
useful in an inferior capacity
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subservient

Oblique
morally, ethically, or mentally wrong; underhand; perverse. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/oblique

Esque
In the style or manner of,
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-esque

Disposition
The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/disposition

Totalitarian
of or pertaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/totalitarian

Spastic
Offensive Slang Clumsy or inept.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spastic

Truncheon
: a shattered spear or lance
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truncheon

Duress
Restraint or danger, actually inflicted or impending, which is sufficient in severity or apprehension to deprive a person of free choice, destroy his volition, or obtain consent only in form.
http://www.lectlaw.com/def/d082.htm