Original sentence: Israel's position is that "Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel" (Basic Law, Jerusalem act of 1980).Most states base their consulates and embassies in the Tel Aviv area.Only some of these states regard Tel Aviv as the country's capital, others regard Jerusalem as the capital or have not made a decision either way.Some states regard Tel Aviv as the legitimate capital of Israel, due to disagreements over the status of Jerusalem in international law
Edited sentence: Tel Aviv functioned as Israel's political capital during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and a number of states maintain their consulates and embassies in Tel Aviv due to the disputed status of Jerusalem as Israel's declared capital city