Exactly what I've been saying too. You hit the nail on the head.

I don't think that Jerusalem has to belong to "the Jews."  I'm sure that there are many Israeli citizens who aren't either ethnic or religious Jews, and--someone correct me if I'm wrong--but I'm pretty sure that Israel isn't a theocracy; its political apparati ought to be available universally to its citizens, without respect to ethnicity, religion, heritage, etc.  Right?

You have so much hate for the muslim community my friend. I usually turn a blind eye to all hate comments but you in particular have been on a roll lately. You curse muslims in other nations and demand that they leave other countries, claiming that they force their beliefs and practices on others. Now you want them to cease to exist in a land that they've been living in for 14 hundred years ...

@squilliam

I'm not saying I don't agree with you, but thank you for doing your homework. You have gained a lot of respect from me.

and for the record, I am Muslim and my father's Palestinian. Does that change the way many of you think of me? Something tells me yes.

The English are the citizens of England. London belongs to them because it lies in England and they built it, and the whole world is organized and divided into sovereign nation states.

The Jews have been in Israel and Jerusalem continuously for three thousand years. The majority of Jews were once cast out of Israel unfairly.

Of course the Jews have right to a homeland, and that land is Israel.

But the majority of Israel's population are Jews and the majority's clear ambition is to keep Israel a Jewish state with Jerusalem as it's undivided capital.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London

it was founded by the Roman Empire, im curious, do you think that makes it there property?

it is currently the capital of the nation of England, but we are not the original settlers (in fact, even the romans arent, primitive tribes are, but I would imagine they are long dead, they may not even have descendants)

what im getting at is this: how do YOU decide the parameters for which land belongs to which people and from which nations?

I don't think hate is the right word but I understand what you mean.

Well, in my opinion that movement is a threat to the world in general and to the West in particular.

Yes I would like them to disappear from the tiny land of Israel because they have so much room elsewere, but what's so conroversial about that opinion when almost all socialists and muslims would like Israel to disappear from the Middle East?

but WHY though? becuase of what? history? okay, but why 3,000 years ago for that land and 1,000 years ago for London?