page_title: West Jerusalem
section_title: Division in 1949
hierarchical_section_title: West Jerusalem / History / Division in 1949
caption_attribution_description: English: The Palmach, Israel Defense Forces עברית: שחזור הקרב על הקטמון - כיבוש בית מס' 4 בסן-סימון, Original Image Name:שחזור הקרב על הקטמון, Notes:נתקבל מ: רעננה, כברי, נוסח הקרדיט:אוצר תמונות הפלמ"ח The Palmach Photo Gallery
context_page_description: West Jerusalem or Western Jerusalem refers to the section of Jerusalem that remained under Israeli control after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, whose ceasefire lines delimited the boundary with the rest of the city, which was then under Jordanian control. A number of western countries such as the United Kingdom acknowledge de facto Israeli authority, but withhold de jure recognition. Israel's claim of sovereignty over West Jerusalem is more widely accepted than its claim over East Jerusalem.
context_section_description: The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine planned a “corpus separatum” for Jerusalem and its environs as an international city.
  Arabs living in such western Jerusalem neighbourhoods as Katamon or Malha were forced to leave; the same fate befell Jews in the eastern areas, including the Old City of Jerusalem and Silwan. Almost 33% of the land in West Jerusalem in the pre-mandate period had been owned by Palestinians, a fact which made it hard for the evicted Palestinians to accept Israeli control in the West. The Knesset (Israeli Parliament) passed laws to transfer this Arab land to Israeli Jewish organizations.
  The only eastern area of the city that remained in Israeli hands throughout the 19 years of Jordanian rule was Mount Scopus, where the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is located, which formed an enclave during that period and therefore is not considered part of East Jerusalem.
caption: Palmach soldiers attack Arab positions at St Symeon ("San Simon") Monastery in Katamon, Jerusalem, April 1948 (battle reconstruction)
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