Again, do we want a debate on rights to be centered on who lived there 3000 years ago. The stronger argument should be who lives there now and who has a right to live there. By discussing the past we are just getting sucked into a debated with Islam-a-racists about events in forgotten history and, as much as people here believe the Biblical version, there is no way to know for sure. I too believe the Biblical version, but the attitude should be 'yea we were here 3000 years ago, but more importantly we're here now and we have a right to be here free from your ----.'
Sometimes Israel is a Jewish state, sometimes it's a liberal democracy. Depends on what works best at any given time.
actually, as you probably know, the city of David is in "arab east jerusalem" another MSM accepted without question "fact" which you are supposed to believe has been that way forever. therefore, if it is arab east jerusalem, the Jews have no right to dig. this is total bravo sierra as is the quartering of Jerusalem, all of which is Jewish forever.
Long term, the Israelis would have saved themselves a lot of hassle by just saying to the Muslims in East Jerusalem : "We're buying you out at a fair price (whatever the going market prices for real estate were when it was Jordanian territory). Now take your money and leave"