Jewish politicians are taking Jerusalem's name in vain

... not that I would liken Cipora to the kettle because her posts are always well informed. But let's see about you Otto: "...Your "always" reeks of ignorance ...."(Otto Rand To Cipora) Then this: "Umar al Khayam, when he conquered the city [Jerusalem] in 643..."(Otto Rand) Really? You don't say Otto .... do you really know who Umar al Khayam REALLY was? He was a poet and he NEVER conquered Jerusalem. Go look it up, just Google it ... Moreover, I'll say it again, for your benefit too ... for at least the last 150 years, the Jews were the majority population of Jerusalem. If you want, I can provide you with links that testify to that effect .... On second thought, I'll give you one link right NOW: http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1854/03/28.htm "the sedentary population of Jerusalem numbers about 15,500 souls, of whom 4,000 are Mussulmans and 8,000 Jews. The Mussulmans, forming about a fourth part of the whole, and consisting of Turks, Arabs and Moors, are, of course, the masters in every respect, as they are in no way affected with the weakness of their Government at Constantinople"(Karl Marx March 28, 1854 New-York Daily Tribune)

"The peace agreement with Jordan was signed AFTER `67"(CJ) A somewhat misleading statement .... The Israel Jordan peace deal was actually signed in October 26, 1994.... The way you made it sound, one could have been forgiven if one understood that the deal was signed right after the 1967 war, which it wasn't. It was 27 years later ... I mean you may as well have said that the peace agreement with Jordan was signed AFTER `48 .... it would have been equally misleading .... But then again, the problem might be that you just don't know your history, right CJ?

"A)Our Jewish forefathers conquered it back in the days of the Old Testament from? B)The Old Testament is not the law"(CJ) You asked me about the word "re-conquered" and I answered that. But let me say that the conquest of East Jerusalem by Arabs in 1948 was NOT the law either. Nor is their claim that East Jerusalem is Arab ... "The UN did not implement corpus separatum. Israel did not Declare Sovereignty over it. It`s status was un-changed. It was a part of the non-state entity of Palestine."(CJ) Stop with your mumbo jumbo. The UN declared East Jerusalem an international city in 1947, read Resolution 184. And the Arabs just ignored that ... "..you people kept MUM about the fact that Jews were ethnically cleansed by Arabs from East Jerusalem"(Tim R) "There was a WAR..."(CJ) And there has been war ever since because your Palestinian Arabs wanted it to be so. Yet you never seem to stop screeching at Israel for responding to THEIR war, your latest is the Goldstone Report ... "..you only seem to pipe up when"(Tim R) "I see fallacies being spread in support of MY Jewish homeland state illegally acquiring other folk`s territory & by doing so, creating enemies"(CJ) Read my post #11 again about Jerusalem's history. Jerusalem is NOT just "other folk's land". At the least it is Jewish land "too" yet you people are trying to exclude Jews from East Jerusalem. Why is that CJ? "Care to comment on that CJ old boy?"(Tim R) "Done!"(CJ) Very poorly ...

"These agreements being what exactly?"(CJ) Duhhhhh international agreements. Look up UNGA resolution 184 ...

Where do you take the crap that "Jerusalem has always been essentiallly a Jewish city, a city of kings and prophets..." Your "always" reeks of ignorance. Jerusalem was the city of Jewish kings and prophets for some 700 years in the distant past; it was an Arab city with a Jewish minority for 1600 years, and even that minority was tolerated only because of Muslim generosity. Umar al Khayam, when he conquered the city in 643, allowed Jews who were exiled from it for 400 years to return and live there in peace. These are historical facts and not political rhetorics. Although it is sacred to three religions, it is a city like any other and its destiny is up for negotiations.

I cannot stop admiring your prophetic qualities. How do you know what will be the results of negotiations, which are presumably without any preconditions? As one who grew up in it, studied and taught in Jerusalem I love this city, but I don't see any reason why it cannot be the capital of the Jewish and the Palestinian state. Which neighborhoods will and will not be part of the Jewish city is a matter of negotiations and not of enormously perilous predictions of some bloggers.

1. you say Israel did the same to non-Jews. However there are 1 million Israeli Arab. How many Jordanian Jews are there today? 2. Israel had war status with Jordan before 1967. At that time Palestinian meant those who live in Palestine which included not only Arabs but, Jews, Christians Druze etc. It is a long story but Jordan's control of the WB also was illegal. 3. As you mentioned before 1967 Christians as well as Muslims could not worship in Jerusalem and this might sound equitable but today both Muslims and Christians can worship in Jerusalem. Not only equitable but better. 4. My Turkish teachers went there through Israel because it was the best way used by many. However the Al Aqsa was closed to all. And what is the problem with being in Israel for Turkish Muslim teachers visiting Jordan? Is this an excuse? Sounds more like shame.

Keep on reading the scriptures and also you'll find that G-D too kill you by the thousand when you got out of wak...

Like I said, Not for long, besides, if you read history, Jerusalem was there before you guys and your prophets were there...

These agreements being what exactly? Cite, source, quote, link?

I guess you are showing your colors too, my friend...

"To tell Akiva Eldar to learn some history!!! A man who has been one of the most appreciated political journalist (and worked also the political adviser) for more than 40 years surely knows the backround history of Israel-"(Anne) He might know but he seems to ignore it. That's why I took the trouble to remind him of Jerusalem's very recent history. Here, you too can read about it because you don't seem to know, or are you just deliberately shutting your eyes ...? http://www.answers.com/topic/jerusalem "During Israel's 1948 War of Independence, the Old City fell to the Jordanian Arab Legion, and its Jewish inhabitants were expelled. Most of them took up residence in the Jewish-controlled western portion of the city, and Jerusalem remained divided for the next 19 years. During this period, despite agreements to the contrary, the Jordanian government denied the Jews access to the Western Wall and to the synagogues inside the Old City (which they destroyed)"(Answers.com)

"No, but it WAS back in the days of the Old Testament" A)Our Jewish forefathers conquered it back in the days of the Old Testament from? B)The Old Testament is not the law. "By the way, neither was Jerusalem owned by the Arabs in 1948," The UN did not implement corpus separatum. Israel did not Declare Sovereignty over it. It's status was un-changed. It was a part of the non-state entity of Palestine. "..even before the birth of modern Zionism, there were more Jews living in Jerusalem" But Israel DID NOT declare Sovereignty over it. "..you people kept MUM about the fact that Jews were ethnically cleansed by Arabs from East Jerusalem" There was a WAR. Israel was doing the same. The USA interred or expelled Germans, Japanese, so too Australia. "..you only seem to pipe up when" I see fallacies being spread in support of MY Jewish homeland state illegally acquiring other folk's territory & by doing so, creating enemies. "Care to comment on that CJ old boy?" Done!

I'd just like to thank the writer of this article for his genuine human mind. I'm happy to see such an article and i hope more of these articles be written by writers who believe that all humans are equal regardless of their race, skin colour or religious beliefs. I'm speaking on my behalf and on the behalf of so many Jordanians and Arabs (and i mean so many) who are tired of the instability in the region. We're tired of hatred and wars. We r interested in real peace not on papers but also on the ground with mutual respect and even real partnership. We're giving our hands outstretched to shake hands with u Israelis. There are still many others who r not interested in both parties and this is gonna be our future challenge, genuine humans will work together to overcome the obstacles of this future. But first, we gotta make a move. It's time for peace. Peace all ...

"Tim R Ooooops. How does one re-conquer something `67 when it wasn`t theirs in `48?"(CJ) No, but it WAS back in the days of the Old Testament. By the way, neither was Jerusalem owned by the Arabs in 1948, yet they seem to be claiming it as their own and you people don't seem to object to THAT, go figure ... I repeat, at least since the 1850s, even before the birth of modern Zionism, there were more Jews living in Jerusalem than Arabs yet you people kept MUM about the fact that Jews were ethnically cleansed by Arabs from East Jerusalem, you only seem to pipe up when Israel seems to get the upper hand (even though it does NOT deal as harshly with Arabs (compared to how harshly Arabs deal with Jews when THEY get the upper hand against Jews). Care to comment on that CJ old boy?

Frankly, I am sick of hearing about the so-called Green Line. Israel and Israelis would be far better off to call it by its proper name - the "Armistice Line." Armistice line connotes the temporary nature of the line and its cease-fire background. Renaming it the Green Line, becaue someone colored the armistice line on a map, seems to give it the nature of a border, which it never was.

Hasbara? "Before 1967 when Jerusalem was under Jordanian control, No Jew was allowed there." Correct. There was a state of WAR. During WAR, folk're who might be allied to the enemy are sometimes interred or deported. Israel did the same to non - Jews. The US did the same to Japanese, Germans, so did Australia, although they didn't raze their homes and villages & never allow them back. Wars last until there is a peace agreement. The peace agreement with Jordan was signed AFTER '67. There has never been a peace agreement with the Palestinians since war was waged under Plan Dalet & inherited by Israel. "Christians were not as free as they are today to worship neither could the Muslims regularly use the Al Aqsa mosque." Seems rather equitable. Sources please.. " In fact in the summer of 1963 a group of my Turkish (Muslim) teachers visited Jordan through Israel but they were not even allowed to visit the Al Aqsa mosque." Perhaps because they had been in Israel?

Very good and balanced article.if it is of interest to people here the view in Ireland at least ,is of dismay at further settlements. Below was published in a leading news paper of record.I am very interested in any comments people may have. thanks. It has become clear that Israel in not interested in a lasting peace with the Palestinians. The announcement of yet more illegal settlements only insures that further conflict is inevitable as how can the Palestinians trust any offers of peace that are made. Illegal Settlements are simply a theft, which in Irish law is the ?dishonest appropriation of property without the consent of its owner and with the intention of depriving its owner of it?. Are the Palestinians simply to stand back and watch as their country is systematically eroded ? Or perhaps the unfortunate Palestinians should just leave their homes, admit they have lost to superior force and find some where else to live? That sounds a good Israeli peace offer to me.

Hi David- WHen Jerusalem was under Jordanian control a state of war existed between Israel and Jordan. Maybe you didn't know that, but of course, it is a critical fact that should be mentioned when you make the calim "No Jew was allowed there"....state of war... Please, also let me correct you one more time. Since 17 years, when Rabin banned Palestinians from the West Bank from visiting Jerusalem without "special permits", the first time in history, Christians have not bee free to worship. Please don't forget these facts. To say Christians from the West Bank (the vast majority of local Christians, live there) can pray freely in Jerusalem is to say a complete, utter lie.

Before 1967 when Jerusalem was under Jordanian control, No Jew was allowed there. Christians were not as free as they are today to worship neither could the Muslims regularly use the Al Aqsa mosque. In fact in the summer of 1963 a group of my Turkish (Muslim) teachers visited Jordan through Israel but they were not even allowed to visit the Al Aqsa mosque. Since Israeli control the Al Aqsa is open to worship despite all the difficulties, Christians can worship freely and soon the yearly celebration of Easter will happen one more time at Via Dolorosa depicting the last walk of Jesus, something that did not happen during Jordanian rule.

The powerful American lobby for Israel has forced the Obama administration to backtrack on the issue of Israel's illegal occupation of Jerusalum. If you really care about the Palestinians, work to defeat the democrats in the next election so that we will be able to stop funding Israel's misdeeds. This is the only way that Israel will become compliant with international law.

MR Cj, liked or not JERUSALEM is the capital of the Jewish state, and have the east part and the west part. We have the wright to live there. Nobody will take that. And nobody take better than us. Go to the Bible and learn something

I'd like to see Kadima and Labor put up a motion to the Knesset a) Accepting that a 2-state solution is desirable and inevitable and should happen within 2 years b) Agreeing that E J'sem must be the future Pal capital c) Recognising that Israel must take steps to recompense and asist in the rehousing of Pal refugees It would have an automatic 55 votes in favour from these two, Meretz and the Arab parties. It would put Yisrael Beiteinu on the spot - they claimed in their manifesto that they support a separate Pal state, but Lieberman keeps adjusting that with his 'not now., 'not for 20 years' populist spiel. And it would put Likud in a real bind. Bibi has claimed he supports a 2-state solution but all his actions suggest the reverse. Could Likud vote against such a motion and Bibi still pretend to Obama that he was on-script? It would be informative for the rest of the international community to see the veracity of Bibi, Likud and Lieberman when glib words come to real actions.

If you look in the Jewish bible (Torah) jerusalem is written hundreds of times,if you look in the Koran,it is written (0 times). The arabs took it from us and we took it back,does'nt matter how many years had past. Please get your facts right before posting,thankyou.

Well written and you should have added that the so called Palestinians could have had it all between 1948 and 1967,ask them why they did'nt create a state.

In the rest of the world Jews were often called Cosmopolitans, people who had no country, and not reliable enough to deserve citizenship. We return to our Native Land, retrrieve our Capital, our Holy City, one one that we find in all our prayers. Heck, you eat a three lousy cookies and when you make the blessing after you've eaten it, you mention Zion and Jerusalem! Then again, Mr. Eldar is one of those Jews who hasn't counted his "hundred blessings" yet

The Jewish people are the only ones that respect all the holly sites in Jerusalem. Mr Eldar have a very little memory. Between 48 and 67 WHO DESTROYED THE JEWS QUARTER? or WHO FORBID JEWS TO CAME TO THE OLD CITY? Now that every body can came in, somebody wants to return to dark days?

"Have any Israeli terrorists been captured lately trying to sneak across the separation fence?" Israel has the IDF. I believe they just walk in. fly in, missile in, whenever and wherever they please.

You may want to read a few History books before writing stupid things. Christians, Jews, Muslims, all have left their mark in Jerusalem and all have equal claims to the city. Do Christians claim Jerusalem is theirs only because a Christian kingdom existed there for centuries? No. So why would Jews or Muslims claim Jerusalem belongs only to them? This is idiotic.

in the Declaration for a Jewish State. //THE STATE OF ISRAEL is prepared to cooperate with the agencies and representatives of the United Nations in implementing the resolution of the General Assembly of the 29th November, 1947// As the declaration was being made, Jewish forces were already exceeding the boundaries being accepted by the declaration.

To tell Akiva Eldar to learn some history!!! A man who has been one of the most appreciated political journalist (and worked also the political adviser) for more than 40 years surely knows the backround history of Israel- I bet, better than you Tim R.

Jerusalem has always been a ?divided? city. That the Jew wants to own the city has nothing to do with it. I myself want lots of things I can?t have. Such is life! The best would be as UN once said that the city should be a city for all people, not a city to one or two. You know Christians do find the city important to them to. It is the capital of the monotheistic religions, very sacred. That is why it should be protected by UN forces, and governed by international law, then it would be a truly undivided and just place, that can live up too the name of holy.

One look at the pristine, shining gold dome on the Temple Mount can tell you that. This gold dome was refurbished a few years ago, while the city was (is) under Israeli sovreignty. And oh, by the way, you remember all of those terrorist attacks from Arabs in Judea and Samaria? Yea, those. Right. Ah, well, the limitation on their visiting Jerusalem is in response to that. And it's going to last for a while.

God Bless you Sam.

G-D has ordained through His WORD that Jerusalem is to be the Eternal Capital of a Jewish homeland which includes all the land of Canaan . See Psalm 105 : 7- 15 G-D ordained that if all the strangers in the land would live at peace and under the sovereignty of the Jewish people , He would build them up in the land - if not He would destroy them and all the evil neighbours who hate the Jewish people . See Jeremiah 12 : 14-17

I suggest to Mr.Eldar that he review his Jewish history book. And then he can read the Tanach. This is our DESTINY. The world will not recognize us.

Thank you Akiva for your courage, wisdom and objective article on Jerusalem. Jerusalem does not belong only to the Jews. It is a city for all worshipers, Moslems, Christians and Jews.

?Extremist, irrational Israelis/Diasporas aren`t only destroying ....the name of Jerusalem, but also make their religion come across as a very intolerant, backwardly religion by their refusal to share the city with Muslims?(Swiss Dino) Read my post #11 which shows who refused to share Jerusalem in 1948. Hint: It wasn?t the Israelis, who DID in fact acceptUN resolution 184, but it seems that the Arabs didn?t. Not only didn?t they but they didn?t even respect the holy sites of the Jewish people which they proceeded to desecrate. Israel certainly didn?t do the same to their holy sites after their 1967 victory so you are directing your ire against the wrong party ? (as usual)

Have any Israeli terrorists been captured lately trying to sneak across the separation fence?

jerusalem has always been essentially a jewish city, a city of kings and prophets. the jewish historical link to jerusalem is undeniable and is part of the declaration of independence. areas like ramat shlomo, gilo, talpiot, will remain under israeli sovereignty. the old city will remain under jewish sovereignty.

"no South American country recognizes Brit ownership of Islas Malvinas -which doesn`t bother Brits a bit." It was however, legally annexed, 1908.

irael applied the treaties of san remo , the 1922 mandate and the anglo- amrican convention 1924 read them and you wont post crap !

when it wasn't theirs in '48?

"Read the history of the post 6 Day War stratagem of the right to "grow" Jerusalem to the Euphrates by renaming cities "Jerusalem neighborhoods", to include Bethlehem and Ramallah immediately. All this under the disingenuous mantra of "undivided Jerusalem"(J) Stop exaggerating, stop building "a straw man", don't you know that Ramat Shlomo the so called settlement which created this bru Ha Ha, is RIGHT NEXT to the Green Line? It is nowhere near the Euphrates ... Now go and re-read my post #11 so that you too may learn some history ...

Israel would gain so much internationally and politically from returning EJerusalem to Palestinian control that you would almost think that someone had a grand plan in the whole crazy misadventure of taking over it in the first place.

It is only the foolish way of thinking that will bring end to the Israeli dream of greater Israel. It ius only the extremist views that will end your dreams. Jerusalem will always be Palestinian no matter what. Look at reality, West Jerusalem does not in fact count for anything. It is the east that accommodates all history. It is in the Est that Palestinians live. You can continue forcing people out of their homes in Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah but that will never make Jerusalem the capital of Israel. Not even your friends recognise it as a capital of Israel. It is only a solution that is acceptable to the Palestinians that will make a difference. We will remain in the city because we breath Jerusalem air and we are ready to die for Al-Quds but at the same time, we are ready to share Jerusalem if it becomes an international city.

Interesting point of view but totally wrong comparison. YOu forgot the simple fact that Jerusalem is an occupied city. This is not me who says this, it is all international laws that apply and all security council resolutions and even Israelis with government positions recognise that. Syria did not occupy the country and took it from the Jews. Yemen also did not do that. In fact, to date and i was there myself, the Jewish propert in Iraq is still protected. This was the case during the Saddam regime who was allegedly an enemy of Israel and to this date with a so called Iran supported government. The Jewish homes and Palestine street is still full of Jewish homes and property that was not affected by all wars. I would invite you Alfred to come visit Jerusalem and see by yourself the discrimination before comments are easily made from Sydney.

As a Palestinian living in East Jerusalem and witness the Israeli policies of discrimination and ethnic cleansing, it is very obvious that if the Israeli leadership is interested in finding a solution to the Jerusalem issue, it will not be that complicated. An international city governed by an international police with free access to all three religions to the respective sites. Lets not play the card of the Arabs wanting to throw the jews into the sea and so on. This is an old story that even Jews are not buying any more. YOu want to live in peace, find a solution. YOu can claim the unity of Jerusalem as long as you wish but the facts on the ground are so far from any unity. The international city will bring unity and will build trust between the communities. It will still be the Capital of Palestine and Israel and people will move freely in the city.

The statement that "building in Jerusalem is like building in Tel Aviv" works both ways. Since East Jerusalem is occupied territory in international law, those who try to insist on its equivalence with Tel Aviv are implicitly raising the question of the legitimacy of Herzl's whole project for a "Jewish state".

Akiva Eldar i8s right on the mark!

but Abdullah ,no South American country recognizes Brit ownership of Islas Malvinas -which doesn't bother Brits a bit.. Learn from them ,Abdullah ,if you hark so much back to the days of the British Palestine.

....the name of Jerusalem, but also make their religion come across as a very intolerant, backwardly religion by their refusal to share the city with Muslims (and to a lesser extent) Christians. Pretty much the twin brother of Islamic extremism. You could do better, don't you think so....???

"East Jerusalem is greater than the two peoples living in it. This unique city demands unique government - generous, restrained and fair." Well said and that is the truth.

How welcome and refreshing it is, to hear an honest voice from Israel, which recognizes the humanity and dignity of others! For over long the international impression has been that Israelis and the Jewish diaspora arrogantly acknowledge only the worthiness of their own. The flagrant and transparent insecurity of Israel in its murderous impingement upon its neighbors, whose land it has usurped, loudly proclaims Israel's un-entitlement to the occupation.

... to make Jerusalem as unattractive as possible for the Pals, whether living in the city or seeking to visit it for prayer or otherwise...

Read the history of the post 6 Day War stratagem of the right to "grow" Jerusalem to the Euphrates by renaming cities "Jerusalem neighborhoods", to include Bethlehem and Ramallah immediately. All this under the disingenuous mantra of "undivided Jerusalem". Nothing east of the Old City should be Jerusalem; let it be al-Quds, the Palestinian capital.

"All discriminated against East Jerusalemites. And all displayed the same tactlessness"(Akiva Eldar) Which East Jerusalemites are you talking about? I guess you wouldn't talk about the Jewish ones who were systematically starved out and ethnically cleansed by the Arab Legion and Palestinian Arab irregular forces in 1948? No, I guess you wouldn't talk about them because you don't wear your heart on your sleeve for them like you do for the Arabs, right Akiva? I guess according to you, they and THEIR descendants lost their rights to become East Jerusalemites just because the Arabs kept them out of East Jerusalem for 19 years between 1948 and 1967. And according to you, Israel HAS TO concede that East Jerusalem has become irrevocably Arab ONLY by that single act of Arab conquest in 1948. And even Israel's 1967 re-conquest of East Jerusalem does NOT count even though that re-conquest occurred in a defensive war which Israel did NOT want to wage against Jordan ... So that's why you and your political allies see red (pardon the pun) every time that Jews try to return and settle in East Jerusalem, the city which always THROUGHOUT HISTORY had Jewish inhabitants and for at least the last 150 years had MAJORITY Jewish inhabitants. But all that counts for NIL for you people ... Sickening!

If you can try to remember; when the Israeli's captured Jerusalem from the arabs in the 1967 war. East Jerusalem's jewish heritage was all but destroyed. The Arabs fled, it was only that foolish General Moishe Dayan that urged them to return, thus causing all the problems we have today. Plus, foolish reporting such as yours that only fuel the fire.

With strong articulations in defense of Israel's bargaining position at a time when it is progressively being pushed toward complete acquiescence to the Palestinian demands that no one with a remote comprehension of its national history deemed remotely just or fair ten years ago, is it any wonder that everyone in the world believes that anything less is unfair today? Is it any wonder that no one anymore believes that the proposal of a Palestinian state in 95% of the West Bank-- the land of Abraham and Isaac and Joseph and Benjamin from which we were "ethnically cleansed" by the Romans-- with full citizenship rights for any of the Palestinians in Israeli territory, is a just compromise anymore? I'm not suggesting that I think anybody anywhere should be denied a hopeful future. My understanding, contrary to the authors' claims, is that the Arabs of Jerusalem are not denied anything except that which they do not want.

As a French-Canadian and a christian, I find the article of Akiva Eldar extremely heartwarming, very compassionate, enlightening and full of common sense. We, outside of the Middle East need more articles like this, from both Israel and hopefully other parts of the Middle East too, to remind us that there are a lot of people in Israel who care about more than just "their own". Thank you for the beautiful article, Akiva. You are clearly a very fine human being. Hopefully the Arab journalists and public will read your article and start to write similar articles expressing compassion for the Israelis as well. At any rate, you have done your part and enlightened the rest of us in the process. I'm sure I'm speaking for many who read your article. Best wishes from Canada... Martin P.

This policy guarantees a perpetual state of war between Jews and Palestinian Arabs, no matter where they live. Sooner or later the rest of the world will be exhausted by this unnecessary animosity and impose a total trade embargo on the region until a true peace able to last several generations is accomplished.

The author has a good "SHORT" memory against where he lives. How many of his probably Jewish ancestors were able to build after '48 in any arab country without discrimination etc? NONE. Yemen - rings a bell. But despite these PROBABLY OLD "Wives tales" as many think. Does the Israeli Gov exist to serve the Israelis or the Arabs and the world?. Does the US look after the interests of the world or their own?, this author will probably think that the answer is the "world". NAIVE - to say the list. What other country recevies so much help - does Bolivia receive as much, being one of the poorest nations on earth - and they are not trying to kill, nor destroy any one. MAYBE THEY SHOULD DO SO, in order to receive help. Yeah! right!.

At this point, successive Israeli governments have brought Israel to this point; back to square one. You could have had an East Jerusalem and a West Jerusalem; a shared capital. Instead with your illegal building and international law breaking you have now made an international city the only viable alternative to regional war. Of course, you can't say you were not repeatedly and daily warned that this was coming. And now time's up.

As a Christian I have very right to Jerusalem as Jews or Muslims...

most countrys have their capitol in their country...but not the jews

"Jewish building beyond the Green Line remains a violation of international law". This is the sloppy reporting that simply helps Zionists make the accusation that it's racism against Jews or anti-Semitism to forbid Jews from building in East Jersualem. They then argue that the illegality is itself wrong. Dear editor, please correct your article to state that it is "Israeli building beyond the Green Line remains a violation of international law", not "Jewish building..." Only the prior is the correct statement, because Jews CAN IN FACT build in East Jerusalem WITHOUT infringing international law IF they build in the capacity as Palestinians. It is that these Jews are Israelis, ie, citizens of the occupying country, that makes the building by these Jews illegal under international law. It is NOT the fact that they are Jews. Let those Jews become Palestinians and build in that capacity, as Palestinian Jews. If they remain Israelis, then they're violating international law! Simple!

The settlements are illegal. The displacement of Palestinians is illegal. Why should any country honor what everyone knows is theft and abuse of the Palestinians?