I think I can answer this one. Because circumstances and international laws have changed somewhat over 2200 years.https://twitter.com/HillelNeuer/status/940755997605416960 …
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Replying to @NGrossman81
And when in those 2200 years was Jerusalem ruled by the Palestinians?
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Replying to @HillelNeuer
How is that relevant? Philistines ruled Ashdod. Should Israel forfeit it? Do you want to return Judea to Rome? I answer no to both those questions. My point is things change over time, and ancient (or even moderately old) history is not the determinant of current policy or law.
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Replying to @NGrossman81
Except here the League of Nations recognized the indigenous rights of the Jewish people, enshrining in international law "the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country." http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/palmanda.asp …
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Replying to @HillelNeuer
I would never argue Jews don't have a historical connection to the land of Israel (how could you?) or that the modern country should somehow go away. But your link doesn't mention Jerusalem. And Article 13 says League of Nations responsible for holy places. Is that what you want?
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Replying to @NGrossman81
You argued that the historic ties of the Jewish people to the land of Israel were irrelevant to modern international law. Will you concede that the 1922 League of Nations recognition of the indigenous rights of the Jewish people renders those ancient ties less than irrelevant?
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Replying to @HillelNeuer
Not irrelevant. Never used the world irrelevant and that wasn't an accident. I said not determinant. Meaning not the only relevant factor. Especially regarding the specific legal boundaries of 21st century Jerusalem.
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Replying to @NGrossman81
Your words on the historic ties were: "How is that relevant?"
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