At 03:01 AM 5/7/02, Ilana from Israel wrote: >Ronn asked ><<And what about the big question: Who gets Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, >which the hard-liners on both sides insist only they should have exclusive >possession of?>> > >How can there be *any* question? Jerusalem is capital city of Israel. Since >king David days - and there *are* enough archeological findings that Jews >were there for about 3000-4000 years.
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. >I am not sure what it looks like to >you today, but de-jure Jerusalem and Temple Mount is in exclusive possession >of Israel right now - the result you can see - Moslems can pray there, Jews >can't. Wakf systemically re-building the area, destroying archeological site >- Israel is only complaining. About site being holly to Islam - two facts: >One - El-Aktza does not appear in Koran. This is the place, that, according >to much later writings, Muhammad visited in his dream. Two - none of places >that are holly to Islam (Mecca, Medina) are capital cities. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
