Please credit Episcopal News Service . The status of Jerusalem was one of the issues of the Oslo peace accords signed by Israel and the PLO in 1993. Under the accords, Jerusalem's status was to be resolved during further discussion on a final peace deal. According to the report, Israel refers to both West Jerusalem and the city's eastern part, which Israel captured in 1967, as its undivided capital.
Most countries reject Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem, saying the city's status is unresolved.
Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of a future Palestinian state. We feel that Jerusalem is our city. It is our roots. He praised the WCC for its statement on Jerusalem issued by its eighth assembly held in Harare, Zimbabwe, last December. The assembly stated that Jerusalem's status must be decided under international sponsorship and as part of, rather than after, a comprehensive settlement on the Middle East.