AN N EA 10W Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: East Jerusalem, United Nations Partition Plan For Palestine
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Israel (cid:862)(cid:449)ar of independen(cid:272)e(cid:863: ara(cid:271) (cid:862)the catastrophe(cid:863) (al-nakhba, divided jerusalem jerusalem, 1948-1967. Jerusalem the capital of the new israeli state. West jerusalem = jewish parts of jerusalem to the west of jaffa. Israeli/jewish jerusalem: old city and east jerusalem under jordanian control, new city (west jerusalem) under israeli control, fence divide the two halves so people could not go from one to another. No more barrier now, but the division is still very visible today. Israel conquer the west bank, golan heights, and gaza strip. Israel take control of the old city from jordanian control: return to the jewish state. Archaeology of this region shows history of jerusalem i. e. ro(cid:271)inson"s ar(cid:272)h ex(cid:272)a(cid:448)ations. Arafat and barak: both sides are willing to negotiate to a certain extent, but at. Jerusalem business talks stop; jerusalem stands politically at the center of the continued conflict between israel and palestine. Old city now is a vibrant, lived, beautiful space filled with multiple communities.
