Jerusalem at a Glance
Settlement Report | Vol. 4 No. 7 | February 1994- Jerusalem at a Glance
- Israel Builds Greater Jerusalem at the Site of the Eternal City
- To Our Readers
- "Greater" Jerusalem Absorbs West Bank Area
- U.S. Policy: Jerusalem's Final Status must Be Negotiated
- Rabin Builds on the Vision of a Permanent Jewish City
- Jerusalem's Borders Vanish
- Christian Views on Jerusalem
1948
-- On December 13 the Israeli government proclaims Jerusalem as Israel's "eternal capital."
1967
-- The Israeli government makes decision on June 11 to annex East Jerusalem, occupied in the course of the war begun on June 5.
-- The Knesset empowers the government on June 27 to extend "Israeli law, jurisdiction, and public administration over the entire area of the Land of Israel." Under this authority, 72 square kilometers, only 8 percent of which was part of Jordanian Jerusalem, were placed under the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem municipality, effectively annexing the area to Israel.
1969
-- First Israeli families move into Ramat Eshkol--Israel's new settlement in annexed East Jerusalem.
1979
-- Israeli Jewish population in seven East Jerusalem settlement areas reaches 50,000.
1980
-- On July 30, the Knesset passes "The Jerusalem Law," reaffirming the 1967 de facto annexation and declaring the "complete and united Jerusalem" the capital of Israel.
1990
-- In October, Minister of Housing and Construction Ariel Sharon announces a plan to increase the pace of construction in East Jerusalem from 2,000 to 5,000 units annually. East Jerusalem's population includes 150,000 Arabs and 120,000 Israelis.
1993
-- An Israeli majority is declared in East Jerusalem in July; 168,000 Israelis and 154,000 Palestinians live in that sector of the city. (When Palestinians living in Jerusalem without residence permits are included, the population figure for them increases to 180,000.)
-- On December 13 the Israeli government proclaims Jerusalem as Israel's "eternal capital."
1967
-- The Israeli government makes decision on June 11 to annex East Jerusalem, occupied in the course of the war begun on June 5.
-- The Knesset empowers the government on June 27 to extend "Israeli law, jurisdiction, and public administration over the entire area of the Land of Israel." Under this authority, 72 square kilometers, only 8 percent of which was part of Jordanian Jerusalem, were placed under the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem municipality, effectively annexing the area to Israel.
1969
-- First Israeli families move into Ramat Eshkol--Israel's new settlement in annexed East Jerusalem.
1979
-- Israeli Jewish population in seven East Jerusalem settlement areas reaches 50,000.
1980
-- On July 30, the Knesset passes "The Jerusalem Law," reaffirming the 1967 de facto annexation and declaring the "complete and united Jerusalem" the capital of Israel.
1990
-- In October, Minister of Housing and Construction Ariel Sharon announces a plan to increase the pace of construction in East Jerusalem from 2,000 to 5,000 units annually. East Jerusalem's population includes 150,000 Arabs and 120,000 Israelis.
1993
-- An Israeli majority is declared in East Jerusalem in July; 168,000 Israelis and 154,000 Palestinians live in that sector of the city. (When Palestinians living in Jerusalem without residence permits are included, the population figure for them increases to 180,000.)
