Op-Ed, Oct. 3) remains at best half right, and may in fact be an example of the ongoing struggles surrounding Jerusalem.

Judea is also the ancient name of the area surrounding Jerusalem (today, parts of Israel and the West Bank).

Sporadic fighting continued in the hills surrounding Jerusalem.

In 1967 war, Israel annexed Arab neighborhoods surrounding Jerusalem, a move widely supported at the time, but which has engendered controversy since.

In 1947-1948, the road to Jerusalem was blocked and passage through the hills surrounding Jerusalem was crucial for getting supplies to the besieged city.

The suspicions of Claudius prevented him from finishing the fortifications with which he had begun to surround Jerusalem.

Judah encouraged his remaining men and set out to meet the Seleucid army in the rough terrain surrounding Jerusalem.

Luke 21 specifically states that there will be armies surrounding Jerusalem and that will precede desolation.

The forces of Sennachenb surrounded Jerusalem.

The forces of Sennacheb surrounded Jerusalem.