There was NOBODY there until the Jews began working the land. It’s real simple- God gave the Promised Land (from the Nile to the Euphrates) to The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, and anybody who opposes it will eventually come to eternal ruin...Barack Hussein Obama is merely the next in line to kick against the goads.
The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has been there since the time of St. James.
So where were Christian pilgrims eating and sleeping when they visited? Somebody was there selling souvenirs.