East Jerusalem refers to the parts of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then taken by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.

East Jerusalem is the part of Jerusalem that was captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War and remains under belligerent occupation. This territory includes the Jerusalem Old City and some of the holiest sites of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, including the Temple Mount and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

East Jerusalem represents the eastern half of the once divided city and became the focus of Palestinian settlement around the Old City of Jerusalem in the period after the Second World War and Israeli independence in 1948.

Since East Jerusalem was annexed in 1967, the government of Israel’s primary goal in Jerusalem has been to create a demographic and geographic situation that will thwart any future attempt to challenge Israeli sovereignty over the city.

judaise East Jerusalem, expand the municipality of Jerusalem, and maintain a Jewish majority in Jerusalem at the expense of the Palestinian community, in violation of international humanitarian law and human rights law (UNCHR, 12 July 1995; ICAHD, March 2007; B'tselem, July 2006).

A Palestinian man walks past Israeli police standing guard after Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras Al Amoud June 4, 2010. A Palestinian man walks past Israeli police standing guard after Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras Al Amoud June 4, 2010.

only if Arab East Jerusalem, which Israel occupies illegally, is included.) The United States has never had its Embassy in Jerusalem because Jerusalem has never been the internationally recognized capital of Israel.

“The 75 km Wall being built in East Jerusalem is an instrument of social engineering designed to achieve the Judaization of Jerusalem by reducing the number of Palestinians in the city.

East Jerusalem is crucial to two-state solution by Ghassan Khatib Israeli policy on Jerusalem is consistent with the current Israeli government's reluctance to seriously entertain a two-state solution. . Working at cross-purposes by Yossi Alpher Obama deserves our support. Instead the prime minister of Israel escalates tensions.

predominantly Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem could start at any time, Israeli officials and experts said Wednesday, as Israeli plans for Jewish residential building in the contested territory continued to upset peace efforts and strain ties between Israel and the United States. Jerusalem city officials approved the...

Israel: East Jerusalem construction to continue Houston Chronicle2010-03-21 JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israel would not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, a step the U.S.

Palestinians, who want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. The international community considers East Jerusalem occupied territory. Building on occupied land is illegal under international law, but Israel regards East Jerusalem - which it annexed in 1967 - as its territory.

Palestinians in East Jerusalem, mainly the fact that most of the land in East Jerusalem is not registered, and according to the rules recently adopted by the Interior Ministry it is impossible to submit an application for a building permit without the long and expensive process of land registration (for details on the difficulties in

occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in a 1967 war. Netanyahu has cautioned that accepting their terms for reviving negotiations, in the format of U.S.-mediated, indirect talks, could put peace efforts on hold for another year.

another fiction, "Arab East Jerusalem," no correction would be made, even though "Arab East Jerusalem" hasn’t existed for 30 years. Between 1948 and 1967, the Jordanian army occupied the Old City of Jerusalem and adjacent neighborhoods.

policy paper also implies that East Jerusalem will be the capital of a future Palestinian state. Jerusalem existed as a united city until the British Mandate collapsed in 1948.

The third home, in the Beit Hanina neighborhood of East Jerusalem, was destroyed at around 2 p.m.

settlements in East Jerusalem are not in the consensus, and are not a real Israeli interest”.

Embed this Topic East Jerusalem refers to the parts of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then taken by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.