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Where is Jerusalem mentioned in the Koran?"

The ancient Chinese warrior Sun Tzu instructed his men to "know your enemy" before going into battle. For if "you know your enemy and know yourself," he wrote, "you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." But, Sun Tzu warned, "If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat."

Because we must know the enemy before we can win our war with Islam, we must know the facts, lies and the truths in all related matters. In the Near East, each protagonist, antagonist, and warring faction, both passive and active, considers no city more politically strategic than Jerusalem. Christians, Jews and Muslims, each claim a religious obligation to find a just solution to the problem of who will govern Jerusalem. Christians, Jews and Muslims each claim their Holy Books as the source and reason for their claims.

So in May 2001 in the Tzavta Club in Jerusalem, Jews and Muslims held a debate in an attempt to clarify who should be responsible for Jerusalem's affairs. The debate was resolved after Moshe Feiglin asked Feisal Husseini the question [paraphrased] ". . . where [is] Jerusalem . . . mentioned in the Koran?"

A short history of the event follows:

“Shortly before the death [in May 2001] of Feisal Husseini, who was appointed by Arafat to be responsible for Jerusalem affairs, Husseini and Jewish Leadership founder Moshe Feiglin held a debate in the Tzavta Club in Jerusalem. The debate was held under the auspices of a left-wing organization, and was attended by foreign reporters. The moderator attempted to have Feiglin and Husseini shake hands, but Feiglin refused, saying that he does not shake hands with people who wish to destroy him. "This of course lost Feiglin some points amidst the mostly left-wing crowd," reports Segal.

“When Feiglin's turn to speak came, he pulled out a Koran and asked Husseini, "Is this your holy book?" When Husseini said yes, Feiglin pulled out a Tanach (Bible) and said, "And you agree that this is my holy book, correct?" After that point was agreed as well, Feiglin said, "In my holy book, Jerusalem is mentioned hundreds of times by name, and additional hundreds in other references," and he gave several examples from various verses. After this point was also agreed upon, Feiglin said, "Now you show me one place where Jerusalem is mentioned in your holy book!" Husseini almost "swallowed his tongue," Segal reports, and after a few uncomfortable seconds of silence, a loud wave of applause swept the room.

"Although it was clear that the debate had ended," Segal concluded his story, "the moderator asked another question or two in order to soften the impression, but it was clear the Moshe had won with a total knock-out. A few days later, Husseini set off for the Persian Gulf, where he died of a heart attack."

http://www.netanyahu.org/jerinkor.html