Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in Tanach, the Jewish Holy Scriptures. Jerusalem is not mentioned once in the Koran. There are vague references to Jerusalem in the Hadiths - stories about Mohammed - that he stopped his night journey at ''the edge'' - at the edge of the Temple mount. More Facts
"I am not looking for Hamas or for Islamic Jihad or any other parties, because we respect all these parties and there is a union between all of us." Yasser Arafat - Palestinian 'President', June 30, 2001, More Quotes
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