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The Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem, known to Israelis as the reunification of Jerusalem, [1] [2] [3] refers to the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War, and its annexation.
East Jerusalem had been occupied by Israel in 1967 and was effectively annexed by Israel in 1980, an act internationally condemned. On 27–28 June 1967, East Jerusalem was integrated into Jerusalem by extension of its municipal borders and was placed under the civil law, jurisdiction and administration of the State of Israel.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 478, adopted on 20 August 1980, is the last of seven UNSC resolutions condemning Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem.UNSC res 478 notes Israel's non-compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 476 [1] and condemned Israel's 1980 Jerusalem Law which declared Jerusalem to be Israel's "complete and united" capital, as a violation of ...
Meanwhile, Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem, where the city’s most sensitive holy sites are based, is not internationally recognized. As an occupying power, Israel’s actions in the ...
The international community overwhelmingly considers the settlements to be illegal. Israel’s annexation of east Jerusalem, home to the city’s most sensitive holy sites, is not internationally ...
Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem -- after capturing it along with the West Bank and Gaza strip in 1967 -- has never won international recognition. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to ...
The term East Jerusalem sometimes refers to the area which was incorporated into the municipality of Jerusalem after 1967, covering some 70 km 2 (27 sq mi), while sometimes it refers to the smaller area of the pre-1967 Jordanian-controlled part of the Jerusalem municipality, covering 6.4 km 2 (2.5 sq mi). 39 percent (372,000) of Jerusalem's ...
Israel annexed east Jerusalem and considers the entire city to be its capital. An additional 200,000 Israelis live in settlements built in east Jerusalem that Israel considers to be neighborhoods ...