West Jerusalem

West Jerusalem refers to the section of Jerusalem captured by Israel following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.


Read more about West Jerusalem:  Division in 1948, Mayors of West Jerusalem

Famous quotes containing the words west and/or jerusalem:

    Our foreparents were mostly brought from West Africa.... We were brought to America and our foreparents were sold; white people bought them; white people changed their names ... my maiden name is supposed to be Townsend, but really, what is my maiden name? What is my name?
    Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977)

    And was Jerusalem builded here,
    Among these dark Satanic Mills?
    William Blake (1757–1827)