This issue goes back far longer than a century ago Val- it goes back to the Old Testament and Abraham's birth-right blessing to his son's Ephraim and Mennasah-which gives claim to the land which both Israel and the Palestinians reside.
That visit that was mentioned in a earlier post about then Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount, was not done in an act of extending the ol' olive branch. He walked the Temple Mount which to a person residing in this area, clearly demonstrates ownership. This started the riot and ensuing violence once again in this particular region- a point by and large unreported in any western mainstream reporting. No surprise there.
