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Contents 1 Philistines 2 prohibition 3 Contradiction with Simon bar Kokhba 4 Deleted external links

[edit] Philistines

I don't hide my reverts in minor changes, but the Zionists who keep enforcing their POV on the history of successive Gentile colonies between the Philistines, Greeks, Romans, Galatians, Franks and others are doing just that. Please, come off your cloud and meet real humans. TheUnforgiven 18:15, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

The Philistines never occupied the highlands. Their settlements were along the coast. Your linking an article about Jerusalem to a people who never lived is factually incorrect and your insistance that they did live there is bizaare. It is not a theory that is propounded by even the most violently ant-Zionist and anti-Semitic groups. If you wanted to link this to Jebusites or Canaanites, that could possibly have more merits. As it is I am reverting your link to the PHilistines. --Briangotts (talk) 18:18, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

It only has to do with ancient European colonies in the region, linked by names and this is all explained here: [2] Please, stop yuor zionist reverts to make it seem like Gentile interests in the region are minute. When the Middle East is the concern of American and European Christians, it had been as important as was seen during Greco-Roman times and before with the Mycenaeans. Jebusites have nothing to do with Aelia Capitolina. TheUnforgiven 18:23, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Your commentary makes you appear completely unhinged. You have yet to provide a single reference connecting the area of Jerusalem, or the colony of Aelia, with the Philistines. You are now well over the 3 revert limit, in spirit if not in form. Wikipedia generally, and this article specifically, are not a soapbox for your crusade. "Gentile interests in the region" have nothing to do with Philistines. --Briangotts (talk) 18:35, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

You are trolling the entire reader base with your Jewish POV that Alexander and Romans had no ancient claims to a Gentile plantation in the Levant inasmuch as modern Zionists claim Israel based upon their ancestors, no matter how far flung such claims are. Please, allow neutrality and both sides to be heard but not your suppression of education about this article. TheUnforgiven 18:45, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

With all due respect, what in the world are you talking about? Galatians have a claim on Jerusalem now? Why not Chinese or Martians? --Briangotts (talk) 19:43, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Clearly, the Martians are here to stake a claim! Tomer ^TALK 19:53, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] prohibition

Roman enforcement of this prohibition continued through the fourth century.

What prohibition?

Hopefully this clears that up a bit. :-) Tomer^talk 09:06, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction with Simon bar Kokhba

This page states:

The establishment of Aelia Capitolina resulted in the failed Bar Kokhba's revolt of 132-135.

Bar Kokhba's revolt also supports this. But Simon bar Kokhba in contrast asserts:

After Bar Kokhba's defeat, Jerusalem was razed, Jews were forbidden to live there, and a new Roman city, Aelia Capitolina, was built in its place.

I assume the Simon bar Kokhba article is incorrect? Just want to check with someone before I edit. Thanks. cab 04:18, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deleted external links

External link or links have recently been deleted by User:Calton as "horrible Tripod pages which add little information, are full of ads, and fail WP:EL standards." No better external links were substituted. Readers may like to judge these deleted links for themselves, by opening Page history. --Wetman 15:06, 2 March 2007 (UTC)