Opponents of this proposed location point out that there is very little archaeological or historical evidence supporting the establishment of a Hellenistic polis within Jerusalem, let alone sited on the western hill which appears to have been only sparsely populated during the Hellenistic period.
Para penentang usulan lokasi ini menunjukkan bahwa hanya ada sangat sedikit bukti-bukti arkeologi atau sejarah yang mendukung pembentukan polis Helenistik di dalam Yerusalem, apalagi berlokasi di perbukitan barat yang tampaknya jarang penduduknya selama periode Helenistik.