` ::Which it currently is.  :The old city and the Shiloah (which you call EJ) where The Jewish capital till 70BC. Captured by Romans and passed on to Byzantine (Christians) till circa 638. Captured by Muslims until World War I (under various rulers with a short period under the crusaders. Under British rule since 1914. Captured by Jordan in 1948. Annexed by Israel since the Six Day War in 1967, and according to Israeli law, part of the state of Israel. All prime ministers and presidents claimed they ``would not part Jerusalem``, including Yitzhak Rabin (who was the commander in chief of the IDF during the 6 day war).   `