Why does jews consider jerusalem a holy land ?

Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities on earth and has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times. Judaism, christianity, and Islam all mark the cite as  the location for events that are intrinsic to the founding of each religion. In the Jewish quarter of the city is the Western wall, also called the wailing wall and the dome of the rock which is said to contain the first building block of the earth. It is considered the holiest of holies/