Firstly, let me express my extreme sorrow and outrage over the idiotic behavior of the Roman Emperor Vespasian toward your people. I think I can trace all the ills between Jerusalem and the rest of the world to this one man. Vespasian was short of cash, and came up with some novel ideas. One of them was a "monotheistic tax" -- a tax on cultures that only worshiped one God. Without saying so, Judaism was the prime target.
It wasn't bad enough that Vespasian imposed this tax on the Jews, he then used the very same tax money to have built, in Jerusalem, a temple to the God Jupiter.
That was just a little too much. The Jews, understandably, felt a little insulted that their tax money would pay for such a temple. Every time the Jews protested and rebelled, they were crushed -- first under Vespasian, his successor Titus, then after a small break, again with Hadrian, who really, really crushed them.
So, Bibi, I'm sorry as probably one of my ancestors was probably suppressing your ancestors -- unless my ancestors all sprang from Trajan, who was a really good guy.
Even still - enough already. Its your bloody city. Enjoy it.
ping
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