East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem is a disputed Middle Eastern place name. It may refer to all of that part of Jerusalem which was held by Jordan from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War until the Six-Day War in 1967. That would include the Old City and some of the holiest sites in the Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions, including the Western Wall, the Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary (containing the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque), and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Sometimes, "East Jerusalem" is used to refer specifically to the territory of the pre-1967 Jordanian municipality, including the Old City and the adjacent Arab neighborhoods. Israeli law does not recognize a distinction between the two sections of the city. Therefore, some sources write "east Jerusalem" with a lower-case "e," or call it "eastern Jersualem." Mount Scopus, which was an Israeli enclave during Jordanian rule, is not considered part of East Jerusalem.

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Middle East - Jerusalem - Jordan - 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Six-Day War - 1967 - Old City - Jewish - Muslim - Christian - Western Wall - Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary - Dome of the Rock - Al-Aqsa Mosque - Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Arab - Israel - Mount Scopus - Enclave

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East Jerusalem lies at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as warring factions engage in verbal and military disputes to gain control over it. It has been widely mooted as the future capital of a state of Palestine (for instance, by Mahmoud Abbashttp://www.infoisrael.net/cgi-local/text.pl?source=2/a/ii/200220051), although Palestinian Authority law currently specifies the whole of Jerusalem as the capital of Palestinehttp://english.people.com.cn/200210/06/eng20021006_104530.shtml.

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Arab-Israeli conflict - State of Palestine - Mahmoud Abbas

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