[thoughtomator]

Tomorrow there will be Palestinians living there, claiming that it was always theirs.

[andyk]

Tomorrow there will be Palestinians living there...

Breaking ground on a new mosque.

[MeanWestTexan]

"Tomorrow there will be Palestinians living there, claiming that it was always theirs."

And whoever runs the PLO tomorrow will be on TV showing off the latest modern Paleostinian (not "sic") amenities the home has --- hot and cold rocks, throwing rocks, rocks for sitting, rocks for sleeping, etc.

[muawiyah]

Very close examination of the "genes" Israeli Jews, Israeli Arabs, and Palestinian Arabs hold in common as "markers" strongly suggest they are all the very same people, and different from those around them.

You have to travel all the way to Kurdistan to find others like them.

So, yes, odds are there are Palestinians around who can say the place was always "theirs" because, after all, they are the same folks.

This really shouldn't be a surprise to anybody.

Frankly it's about as surprising as discovering the 3,000 year old folk-legends to the effect that the Basque people in Spain and the Irish people in Ireland are true ~ in short, not surprising at all!

Still, given the age of the site, it's entirely possible that the individuals who lived there in that house did not yet end up as universal ancestors to all mankind, but that will, ultimately, happen.

[dervish]

There already are Palistinians living there. It is in Silwan, an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem. The Arabs there have trashed Jewish sites for decades.

There is a pool there that was believed to be part of a canal system feeding the ancient city of Jerusalem. It was filled with trash.

That area is now under excavation.