Original sentence: It is located southeast of Tel Aviv, south of Ramallah, west of Jericho and north of Bethlehem, and has a population of 724,000 (as of May 24 2006) contained in 123 km².Jerusalem (Hebrew: , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic: , al-Quds ("the Holy"); official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-al-Quds (combining the Hebrew Bible and common usage Arabic names) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 metres (about 2000-2500 feet).The State of Israel has declared all of Jerusalem, "complete and united", as the capital of Israel.This status as capital is not internationally recognised (see Positions on Jerusalem) because it incorporates East Jerusalem; Israel's 1967 annexation of East Jerusalem has not been recognized by any other country and was rejected in the United Nations Security Council Resolution 478 as a violation of international law
Edited sentence: An ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 metres (about 2000-2500 feet), Jerusalem is located southeast of Tel Aviv, south of Ramallah, west of Jericho and north of Bethlehem.Jerusalem (Hebrew: , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic: , al-Quds ("the Holy"); official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-al-Quds (combining the Hebrew Bible and common usage Arabic names) is the capital and largest city of the State of Israel with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24 2006) contained in 123 km².The status of united Jerusalem as Israel's capital is not widely recognised by the international community (see Positions on Jerusalem), and Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem is particularly controversial