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:
“When choosing between two evils, I always like to pick the one I never tried before.”
—Mae West (18921980)
“Comfort, comfort ye my people, speak ye peace, thus saith our God;
comfort those who sit in darkness mourning neath their sorrows load.
Speak ye to Jerusalem of the peace that waits for them;
tell her that her sins I cover, and her warfare now is over.”
—Johann G. Olearius (16111684)
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