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A very narrow minded opinion John
Reader comment on item: What Jewish Ties to Jerusalem?
in response to reader comment: If Jerusalem belongs to Muslims , then Mecca belongs to Jews
Submitted by Audrey (Canada), Jun 7, 2007 at 22:15
The entire Arab world belongs to the the Arabs period. Regardless of religion.
Arab Jews use to coexist amongst Arab Christians and Arab Muslims, before Western and European interests took over the region vis-a-vis the Balfour Declaration. Arab Jews lived all over the Middle East, they lived in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Morroco, Tunisia, etc...
So you can't really compare apples with oranges here.
The Arab world is the oldest region on the face of the planet, and the land belongs to all ARABS.
Religion has nothing to do with the soverignty and identity of a nation.
Therefore I think your argument is false and invalid.
PS: Jerusalem does not belong to the Muslims, it belongs to all Arabs, and if others want to visit they are more than welcome. It is the HolyLand for all 3 religions.
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| The Jewish heart and mind is eternally connected to Jerusalem and Israel for thousands of years [430 words] | YJ Draiman | May 15, 2015 14:59 | 223374 | ||
| 1 | Jerusalem! [29 words] | Irene | Jan 20, 2009 10:08 | 148510 | |
| F I N A L W O R D ! ! [204 words] | Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub | Jul 18, 2008 02:33 | 135353 | ||
| Islam should be protected [19 words] | Ahmed | Apr 14, 2007 23:46 | 89289 | ||
| Us Versus Them [532 words] | darkflighter100 | Mar 24, 2007 22:52 | 87892 | ||
| 2 | Jerusalem [27 words] | Alexander | Oct 11, 2006 16:34 | 59888 | |
| 1 |  God gave Jerusalem to the jews [92 words] | Stephen Phillips | Oct 12, 2006 19:09 | 59888 | |
| Alexander [15 words] | Ibrahim Ali | Oct 13, 2006 06:32 | 59888 | ||
| Stephen Phillips [11 words] | Ibrahim Ali | Oct 14, 2006 16:37 | 59888 | ||
| Ibrahim Ali [19 words] | Alexander | Oct 15, 2006 07:47 | 59888 | ||
| Muslims simply covet Jerusalem. They have no attachment to it [38 words] | Stephen Phillips | Oct 15, 2006 19:47 | 59888 | ||
| JEWISH TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM MENTIONED IN qURAN [137 words] | xanga.com/ShlomoZalman | Oct 7, 2009 11:16 | 59888 | ||
| JEWISH TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM MENTIONED IN qURAN [17 words] | xanga.com/ShlomoZalman | Oct 7, 2009 11:19 | 59888 | ||
| JEWISH scriptures, mitzvot & israel validated in koran [64 words] | xanga.com/ShlomoZalman | Oct 7, 2009 11:27 | 59888 | ||
| jerusalem if i forget you my right hand forget me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [125 words] | ashumar | Apr 22, 2010 09:58 | 59888 | ||
| about your comment [57 words] | Michael R | Oct 13, 2010 10:49 | 59888 | ||
| Islam-an evolving religion [115 words] | Dallas | Jul 5, 2006 10:43 | 48920 | ||
| Jerusalem is a Jewish city [112 words] | Frederick Bainhauer | Jul 3, 2006 23:02 | 48819 | ||
| 1 | If Jerusalem belongs to Muslims , then Mecca belongs to Jews [34 words] | John Christian | Jul 2, 2006 01:11 | 48705 | |
 A very narrow minded opinion John [135 words] | Audrey | Jun 7, 2007 22:15 | 48705 | ||
| Sorry, but you have your history wrong [258 words] | Kevin | Aug 19, 2007 11:23 | 48705 | ||
| Whose land? [169 words] | H LaFever | Sep 20, 2007 19:06 | 48705 | ||
| so biased [42 words] | Concernedtothismyfriend | May 24, 2008 20:05 | 48705 | ||
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| Follow-up to my previous comment [297 words] | Peter Irwin | Jun 30, 2006 06:50 | 48449 | ||
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| JEWS VS ARABS [17 words] | Kevin | Mar 21, 2007 18:42 | 48120 | ||
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| Trying Harder..uh! [291 words] | Harrak | Jun 26, 2006 11:05 | 48105 | ||
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| Moshe :) [18 words] | true believer | Jul 6, 2006 11:29 | 48105 | ||
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| Humbled Infidel Gets an Explanation From Honourable Tariq! [1375 words] | tariq | Aug 3, 2006 04:06 | 48105 | ||
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