Depends how far back you go...

Prior to 1967, it was supposed to be controlled by the UN.

Prior to 1948, it was controlled by The British Empire.

Before that, the Turkish Ottoman Empire...

It has been controled by Romans and Babylonians, too.

If you trace it back far enough, you will find it was controlled by some
Giants. And one book even refers to a guy who killed a Ram and had a meal
there with his son - before there even were Jews or Arabs.

Of course, all that is about as relevant as Spain, Britian and France
making their claims on their respective parts of the US.



"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in
:



"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

"Judah" wrote in message
...

They are fighting for the freedom to control Jerusalem again.

So their goal is conquest then.

No, it's reversal of conquest.

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot
that would
not yield to the tongue.