Opinion  Hagai Segal
Jerusalem cannot be sacrificed for peace
Hagai Segal
Published: 09.01.14, 10:25
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31. Jerusalem is divided
Taxpayer ,   Hod Hasharon   (01.09.14)
Firstly East Jerusalem is effectively divided already, no Jew sets foot there and none of us will miss it -Secondly its about time that those people who expect the rest of society to subsidize them or pay for them entirely to understand that holding onto the territories and failing to make peace because of our actions will result in the devastation of the economy and there will be no money aroudn to pay for you.
32. #18 Jews are Canaanites
Sidney ,   USA   (01.09.14)
Or don't you believe archeology? Jews are the aborigines of the land. Abraham was a myth.
33. Peace for an eternal city
Joe Mevorah ,   Lincoln, USA   (01.09.14)
Jews, Christians, and Muslims all claim Jerusalem as the center of their universe. Therefore, there will continual conflict. What is the solution? The city is a collection of "holy" sites for whatever reasons. A wall, rock, etc. Get rid of the sites, and eventually these groups will have little reason to fight over square inches of "holy" ground. This ought to piss everyone off. 2,000years of fighting over sites is long enough.
34. Jerusalem was never the capital
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (01.09.14)
of any people EXEPT the Jewish one . Was NEVBER the capital of Christians nor Muslims . Was not even so "holy" to Muslims since NO Saudi king or prince , "good" Muslims , did not visit Jerusalem from 1948 to 67 when it was occupied by Jordan .
35. UNSC 478 declared Israel Jerusalem 1980 law "null and void"
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (01.09.14)
36. Learn from history
Shmoo ,   Chicago, USA   (01.09.14)
Wissam said: "It belongs to the three monotheistic religions, and the entire world. Check the city's history - and stop spreading rumors." Yes. Know the city's history. In 1948, the Arabs ethnically cleansed it of its Jewish population. Jewish synagogues, institutions, even cemeteries, were desecrated if not destroyed. Jews were barred from visiting their holy places. So it remained until Israel took it back by force in 1967. And now you want it back again. No apologies. No "Hey, our bad, but we would never do THAT again!" By virtue of what they did in Jerusalem from 1948 to 1967, the Palestinians forfeited any right to control Jerusalem and its holy sites.
37. # 36 - Learn from history ,...
split ,   US   (01.09.14)
It wouldn't hurt you to do that, check the "Demographics of Palestine" on Wiki and spare us your hasbara crap ,... According to Alexander Scholch, the population of Palestine in 1850 was about 350,000 inhabitants, 30% of whom lived in 13 towns; roughly 85% were Muslims, 11% were Christians and 4% Jews The 1922 census recorded the population of Palestine as 757,000, of which 78% were Muslims, 11% were Jews, 10% were Christians and 1% were Druze.
38. #17 - it was conqured by them just like Jerico was ,...
split ,   US   (01.09.14)
According to their fairytales not to historical facts and events - A pile of self-promoting crap plagiarised from other nations legends and tales ,...
39. 36 Schmoo, first class arguments.
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (01.09.14)
40. 30 The law of the jungle..
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (01.09.14)
is irrelevant to Jerusalem,the eternal capital of Jewish Israel.
41. #18, absolutely wrong
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (01.09.14)
Considering Islam is only 1,400 years old - they have a very hard time with 2,500 years. Besides - it is ours legally, physically and morally. We will keep regardless of what you want
42. east jlm
judy ,   jlm   (01.11.14)
U have not been to jlm.....otherwise u cannot really mean that Jewish people do not step foot there.my work across town works together with east jlm...I myself have been shopping and going to restaurants. People of all jlm freely go back and fourth doing their business. I suggest u come and visit our capitol
43. Uerushalim was created... # 29 Mark
Nick Joury ,   NYC USANICKISRAEL55@   (01.11.14)
HOW WRONG ARE U. Jerusalem was SHALEM it has 7 names. In the values issues of K. David as capital of ISRAEL. 3 times a year the 12 Tribes will "Haj" to J'lem to bring OLA FOR GOD IN THE TEMPLE. Today when talk about the city of David WE ALL KNOW IT IS JERUSALEM. COULD UBPLEASE TELL ME WHAT 2000 yrs before K. David? Yes there was a city ... But WAS NOT THE CAPITAL OF NOTHING... One of the reasons that Jerusalem has 7 names is because it was a city before. K David. 2000 ? Yrs? The name was the city of SHALEM. Specified when u talk non senses
44. Jerusalem
Leon ,   Adelaide Australia   (01.19.14)
Jerusalem is, and always will be the Capital of Israel.
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