West Jerusalem

West Jerusalem refers to: The section of the city of Jerusalem , which became part of Israel following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . See East Jerusalem for details. The western neighborhoods of Jerusalem today. Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

West Jerusalem or Western Jerusalem refers to the section of Jerusalem that remained under Israeli control after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , whose ceasefire lines delimited the boundary with the rest of the city, which was then under Jordanian control. A number of western countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States acknowledge de facto Israeli authority, but withhold de jure recognition. Jerusalem: Before 1967 and now .

A number of western countries such as the United Kingdom acknowledge de facto Israeli authority, but withhold de jure recognition. Israel's claim of sovereignty over West Jerusalem is more widely accepted than its claim over East Jerusalem . Jerusalem: Before 1967 and now . The politics of Jerusalem since 1967 . What, then, is Israel's status in west Jerusalem? Two main answers have been adduced: (a) Israel has sovereignty in this area; and (b) sovereignty lies with the Palestinian people or is suspended. As we have noted previously the international legal status of Jerusalem is contested and Israel's designation of it as its capital has not been recognized by the international community. However its claims of sovereign rights to the city are stronger with respect to West Jerusalem than with respect to East Jerusalem.

Zones of control in Jerusalem between 1948 and 1967 West Jerusalem or Western Jerusalem ( Hebrew : מַעֲרַב יְרוּשָׁלַיִם , Ma'aráv Yerushaláyim ; Arabic : القدس الغربية , al-Quds al-Ġarbiyyah ) refers to the section of Jerusalem that was controlled by Israel at the end of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War . As the city was divided by the Green Line (Israel's erstwhile de facto border, established by the 1949 Armistice Agreements ), West Jerusalem was formally delineated as the counterpart to East Jerusalem , which was controlled by Jordan . Though Israel has controlled the entirety of Jerusalem since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War , the boundaries of West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem remain internationally recognized as de jure due to their significance to the process of determining the status of Jerusalem , which has been among the primary points of contention in the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . With certain exceptions, undivided Jerusalem is not internationally recognized as the sovereign territory of either Israel or the State of Palestine . However, recognition of Israeli sovereignty over only West Jerusalem is more widely accepted as a plausible diplomatic position, as the United Nations regards East Jerusalem as part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank . Jerusalem: Before 1967 and now . What, then, is Israel's status in west Jerusalem? Two main answers have been adduced: (a) Israel has sovereignty in this area; and (b) sovereignty lies with the Palestinian people or is suspended. As we have noted previously the international legal status of Jerusalem is contested and Israel's designation of it as its capital has not been recognized by the international community. However its claims of sovereign rights to the city are stronger with respect to West Jerusalem than with respect to East Jerusalem.