Because it is
Its their holy city
In general, Buddhism does not consider Jerusalem a holy city.
Jerusalem; because it was the site of the Holy Temple.
The holy city for the Jews is Jerusalem. That is where the Temple of God was located
The Jewish claim that Jerusalem is a holy city is much older and is completely unrelated to the Holocaust.
Jerusalem is a Holy city in Judaism, Christianity & Islam.
The Temple on the Mount
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the Holy City for Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
Bethlehem, Calvary and Jerusalem are holy to Christians. The temple mount which is the base where the temple of Solomon used to stand is holy to Jewish people and for some reason the same spot is called holy by muslims because muslims built a mosque where the temple of Solomon used to be.
The "holy cities" of Judaism and Christianity is Jerusalem. Jerusalem is important to Christians because it is the city in which Jesus was born. Jerusalem is important to Jews because of the great temple that was built in Jerusalem. The "holy city" of Islam is Mecca, where the Islamic people do their "pilgrimage".
Jerusalem is in Israel.