East Jerusalem
There is a lot of fuss about East Jerusalem. East Jerusalem includes Jerusalem's Old City (Jerusalem) and some of the holiest sites of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, such as the Temple Mount, Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The term "East Jerusalem" may refer to either the area under Jordanian rule between 1949 and 1967 which was incorporated into the municipality of Jerusalem after 1967, covering some 70 km2 (27 sq mi), or the territory of the pre-1967 Jordanian municipality, covering 6.4 km2 (2 sq mi).
Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Jerusalem was divided into two parts the western portion, populated primarily by Jews, came under Israeli rule, while the eastern portion, populated mainly by Arabs, came under Jordanian rule. Arabs living in such western Jerusalem neighborhoods as Katamon or Malha were forced to leave; the same fate befell Jews in the eastern areas, including the Old City (Jerusalem) and Silwan. The only eastern area of the city that remained in Israeli hands throughout the 19 years of Jordanian rule was Mt. Scopus, where the Hebrew University is located, which formed an enclave during that period and therefore is not considered part of East Jerusalem. Following the 1967 Six-Day War, the eastern part of Jerusalem came under Israeli rule and was annexed to Jerusalem, together with several neighboring West Bank villages. In November 1967, the United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 was passed, calling for Israel to withdraw "from territories occupied in the recent conflict". In 1980, the Knesset passed the Jerusalem Law which declared that "Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel", however, without specifying boundaries.
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East Jerusalem Demographics
A census conducted by the Israeli authorities in 1967 registered 66,000 Palestinian residents (44,000 residing in the area known before the 1967 war as East Jerusalem; and 22,000, in the West Bank area annexed to Jerusalem after the war). Only a few hundred Jews were living in East Jerusalem at that time. By June 1993, a Jewish majority was established in East Jerusalem: 155,000 Jews were officially-registered residents, as compared to 150,000 Palestinians.
As of 2006, the population of East Jerusalem was 428,304, comprising 59.5% of Jerusalem's residents. Of these, 181,457 (42%) are Jews, (comprising 39% of the Jewish population of Jerusalem as a whole), 229,004 (53%) are Muslim (comprising 99% of the Muslim population of Jerusalem) and 13,638 (3%) are Christian (comprising 92% of the Christian population of Jerusalem). The size of the Palestinian population living in East Jerusalem is controversial because of political implications. In 2008, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reported the number of Palestinians living in East Jerusalem was 208,000 according to a recently completed census.
As of 2005, East Jerusalem's main Arab neighborhoods include Shuafat (34,700), Beit Hanina (24,745), a-Sawana (22,127), Jabal Mukaber (16,030), Ras al-'Amud (14,841) and the lower part of Abu Tor (14,614). East Jerusalem's main Jewish neighborhoods include Pisgat Ze'ev (41,208), Gilo (27,258), Ramot Alon (22,460), Neve Yaakov (20,156), and East Talpiyot (12,158). The Old City has an Arab population of 32,635 and a Jewish population of 3,942.
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Al Wasiti Art Centre: Neighborhood: East Jerusalem
Category: Museums & Galleries
13 Samman Assidiq Street, (Sheikh Jarrah)
Jerusalem, Israel,
+972 2 582 2859
Basilica of the Agony of the Lord:
Category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
Foot of the Mount of Olives
Jerusalem, Israel, 91190
+972 2 626 6444
Bethpage: Roman Catholic church and shrine
Neighborhood: East Jerusalem
Category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
Mount of Olives (eastern slope)
Jerusalem, Israel,
+972 2 625 8844 (Tourist Information)
5 of 20 Attractions in Jerusalem
Chapel of the Ascension: Medieval shrine
Neighborhood: East Jerusalem
Category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
53 Mount of Olives Road, (In the mosque courtyard)
Jerusalem, Israel, 91191
+972 2 628 4373
Dominus Flevit: Roman Catholic chapel
Neighborhood: East Jerusalem
Category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem, Israel, 91999
+972 2 627 4931
7 of 20 Attractions in Jerusalem
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension (Augusta+Victoria)
Neighborhood: East Jerusalem
Category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
Mount of Olives, (near Hebrew University campus)
Jerusalem, Israel, 91140
+972 2 627 6111
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Garden Tomb: Tomb of Christ
Neighborhood: East Jerusalem
Category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
Conrad Schick Street, off Nablus Road, near Damascus Gate
Jerusalem, Israel, 91193
+972 2 627 2745
Mount Scopus Botanical Garden
Neighborhood: East Jerusalem
Category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
Mount Scopus, Hebrew University Campus
Jerusalem, Israel,
Mount of Olives: Popular snapshot spot
Neighborhood: East Jerusalem
Category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
Mount of Olives Road