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Source: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/ancient-jewish-jerusalem-is-a-fact/
Ancient Jewish Jerusalem Is a Fact
(Times of Israel) Naftali Bennett - Facing attempts to rewrite history we must restate the facts: Jewish ties to the Temple Mount were recorded by the Romans after they pillaged Jerusalem, centuries before Islam existed. The Arch of Titus in Rome displays the famous image of Jews forcefully marched to exile after the suppression of the Revolt in Judea 2,000 years ago. Despite this historic image, literally carved in stone, there are those who deny the Jewish connection to Jerusalem in an attempt to delegitimize Israel's claim to our capital. The existence of a Jewish temple in Jerusalem, destroyed in 70 CE by the Romans, is accepted by all archaeologists and historians. The writer is Israel's Minister of Education and Diaspora Affairs.