East Jerusalem, the portion of Jerusalem east of the Green Line established formally by the armistice agreements at the end of the 1948 Palestine war, the territory which the United Nations and other
View of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City which are part of East Jerusalem
William McLean's 1918 plan was the first urban planning scheme for Jerusalem. It laid the foundations for what became West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem.
Old Roman era gate beneath the Damascus Gate (Bab al-'Amud) in Jerusalem
Zones of control in Jerusalem between 1948 and 1967
The Green Line, or 1949 Armistice border, is the demarcation line set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between the armies of Israel and those of its neighbors after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It s
A border sign in Jerusalem, 1951; in the background: Tower of David
Barbed wire separating East and West Jerusalem at Mandelbaum Gate
Barbed wire fence separating Palestinian Authority from Israel at the former Israeli-Jordanian Green Line