What is East Jerusalem?
{{Infobox City | name = East Jerusalem | image_skyline = Jerusalem Dome of the rock BW 14.JPG | image_caption = The [[Dome of the Rock]] on the [[Temple Mount]] | image_flag = Flag of Israel.svg | native_name = מִזְרַח יְרוּשָׁלַיִם القدس الشرقية | native_name_lang = ar | settlement_type = | population_total = 580,000 | flag_size = 180px | imagesize = 350px | official_name = }} {{History of Jerusalem}} '''East Jerusalem''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: מזרח ירושלים, ''Mizraḥ Yerushalayim;'' {{lang-ar|القدس الشرقية}}, ''al-Quds ash-Sharqiya'') is the eastern part of [[Jerusalem]] that was occupied and then annexed by [[Jordan]] after the [[1947–1949 Palestine war]]. [[Israel]] got control of it, along with the [[West Bank]], after the [[Six-Day War]]. The [[Palestinian National Authority]] claims East Jerusalem as it's [[capital city]], however, all of Jerusalem is still under Israel's control. The [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City of Jerusalem]] is in East Jerusalem. Many of the most famous and most important landmarks for [[Jew|Jews]], [[Muslims]], and [[Christian|Christians]] are in the Old City. {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem]] [[Category:Cities in the West Bank]]