Agree in part and dissent in part.
By rote, Arabs and their enablers routinely deny the Jewish connection to Jerusalem. The existence of the Temple, et al.
When this absurdity is put to anyone with a modicum of knowledge, reported about Bill Clinton recently, they scoff at the idea and reiterate they know there is Jewish connection to Jerusalem.
But what has always mystified me is the rather passive Christian response to this claim from a Christian point of view.
Suppose the Arabs are right, there was no Temple, it's all an exaggeration.
Well, Jews still exist as does Judaism.
But if the Arabs are right, Christianity vanishes. Everything known and believed about Jesus is proven fiction.
I repeat. It amazes me that when Arabs make this claim, Christians are not up in arms.
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Of course insulting the core of Judaism and Christianity does's rise to the level of glancing at the Koran sideways. If it did we would all riot all the time. /s
Ping! Sabramerican makes an intersting point.
The existence of the palace of King David strikes a severe blow to the Islamists re-written version of history. Did they not try to erase the Jewish history once before by building the Al-Asqa (Aqsa?) mosque on top of the remains of a prominent Jewish temple? Unforutnately, they say that the Islamofacists are currently excavating under the temple to erase the traces of Jewish history there; could be rumor but based upon their "history" I lean more toward the fact category. This is simply my belief but I think it's outrageous for the Muslims to try to say that the Jewish people have no "claim" to Jerusalem. This very topic was being discussed in another thread earlier today.
Why???
Most of them know hardly ANYTHING about the Bible or the history thereof.