toomuchtime_
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Is that a Quranic bible you are reading? Both the old and new testaments state clearly that Jerusalem was the capital of Israel. It was the seat of government of both David and Solomon and where the Temple was built and it was where Jesus went to visit the Temple.Nothing was stolen. That's where you went off the rails.First off, Israel has decided Jerusalem is its capital, not me. Non negotiable items are designated as such by one side or the other, not by an agreement between the two sides.
I guess when one steals another's property , it becomes theirs.
Jerusalem was to be neutral for all, and the Palestinians have more right to it than the Israelis, who have no right to it.
Why would Israel have no right to Jerusalem?
Perhaps because it was never the historic (if you believe the BibleTorah as a historic source, that is) capital of Israel?
In fact, there is no historic basis for the Muslim claim Jerusalem is a holy cite to them. The claim is based on a verse in the Quran that says Muhammad dreamed he rose to heaver from the farthest mosque, but there was no mosque in Jerusalem when he died. It wasn't until the Crusaders claimed Jerusalem as a holy Christian city, based of the new and old testaments, that the Muslims countered with the false claim it was the spot from which Muhammad rose to heaven.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with who has political or legal "rights" to Jerusalem today. The issue is settled in fact if not in the minds of everyone: Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and that will not change.