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The status of Jerusalem has been described as "one of the most intractable issues in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict" due to the long-running territorial

shared religious sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Other holy places in Israel and Palestine were not deemed subject to the Status Quo, because the authorities

seat of power. Neither claim is widely recognised internationally. Throughout its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23

East Jerusalem are illegal under international law and in the eyes of the international community. Jerusalem was envisaged as a separate, international city

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

the Partition Plan, the city of Jerusalem would be brought under international governance, conferring it a special status due to its shared importance for

effective annexation of East Jerusalem. The United Nations Security Council condemned the attempted change in status to Jerusalem and ruled the law "null and

establish an international regime for Jerusalem, with its final status resolved through negotiations. The US opposed Israel's declaration of Jerusalem as its

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(48 sq mi). Statistics on Jerusalem include the population and area of East Jerusalem, the status of which is in international dispute. Tel Aviv and Haifa