East Jerusalem

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East Jerusalem is that part of Jerusalem which was held by Jordan from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War until the Six-Day War in 1967. It contains the Old City and some of the holiest sites in the Jewish and Muslim religions. It lies at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as warring factions engage in verbal and military disputes to gain control over it.

East Jerusalem was captured by the Israelis in the Six-Day War of 1967, along with the Western Wall and the Temple Mount. Under Israel, members of all religions were largely granted access to their holy sites. The slum in front of the Wall was removed and a large open air plaza constructed.

Jordan says:

East Jerusalem, along with the rest of the West Bank, was part of Jordan from 1950 until it fell under Israeli occupation in 1967. [1]

In 1980, Israel claimed sovereignty over the section as part of its eternally "indivisible" capital. But the UN Security Council passed a resolution against this claim.

The BBC said:

Israel regarded its capture of the West Bank from Jordan in June 1967 as an opportunity to re-unify East and West Jerusalem under exclusive Israeli control and set about achieving this in a systematic way. Israel removed the walls and barriers dividing the western and eastern sectors of the city. It then enacted legislation to put Arab East Jerusalem under Israeli civil law - as distinct from the military administration which governed the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Israel's annexation of the eastern sector of the city was accompanied by the redrawing of municipal boundaries, extending them northwards and southwards. Israel took control of East Jerusalem in 1967 In 1980 Israeli passed another law making its annexation of East Jerusalem explicit. [1]

East Jerusalem

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