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I didn't clarify what I was trying to get across very good. Would you say that Jews, at the time of Christ, who practiced Judaism, believed that the Festival of Lights commemorated the rededication of the Temple from the actions of Antiochus and that the Jews (at the time of Christ) understood the defilement of the Temple was the same defilement described by Daniel prior to the defilement taking place?

Not necessarly. But the application of Daniel to Antichous is not based on the historical context of the book of Daniel, but how many Jews returned to the book of Daniel to help them through the crisis. There is too much in the book that does not fit Antichous. When Daniel and his disciples were by the rivers of Babylon they were not focused on Antichous (nor the pope for that matter.) They were interested in the coming of the messiah and the return to the land (whether a second great exodus lead by the Messiah, or a lackluster return in which case what they were to do when back in the land to prepare for Messiah.) God's people always look for how to apply the text to help in current situations over history. Some of these become very strong, others, not so strong as the time passes. The book of Daniel covers too much that would have been known by the generation just after Daniel's death, but was long forgotten by the time of Antichous; and too much that people try to say is about Anthichous, but which is simply wrong and those who support the Antichous application needs to keep either ignoring the problems, or coming up with excuses (such as needing Daniel to suffer from Dyslexia in writing 2300 evenings-mornings when he "intended" to write 2300 mornings and evenings. Yes, the book of Daniel gave comfort to those living under Antichous, but the principles fit much better the ministry of Jesus, as well as the Flavian Emperors and the Papacy.