Why Jerusalem Matters To Palestine & Israel
Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1vnwXs4 The Israeli government just announced a construction plan to build 1000 housing units in East Jerusalem, the very region Palestinians hope to make their future...
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on a hillside in east Jerusalem. Many see this plan as harmful to a future two-state solution between Israel and Palestine and the announcement of the plan spurned violence from both sides. So, what exactly is going on in east Jerusalem? 2. Well like most things in the area, it’s history is complicated. After a truce was called during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, lines were drawn dividing up the city of Jerusalem, half of the city was under Israeli control and half was under Jordanian control. 3. Then in 1967 the Six Day War broke out with the Arab world once again attacking Israel. During this conflict, Israel captured East Jerusalem and annexed it as part of their own country. 4. Many do not recognize this annexation as legal including the United Nat...
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on a hillside in east Jerusalem. Many see this plan as harmful to a future two-state solution between Israel and Palestine and the announcement of the plan spurned violence from both sides. So, what exactly is going on in east Jerusalem? 2. Well like most things in the area, it’s history is complicated. After a truce was called during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, lines were drawn dividing up the city of Jerusalem, half of the city was under Israeli control and half was under Jordanian control. 3. Then in 1967 the Six Day War broke out with the Arab world once again attacking Israel. During this conflict, Israel captured East Jerusalem and annexed it as part of their own country. 4. Many do not recognize this annexation as legal including the United Nat...
