Why is President Trump planning to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the embassy there? Why does Jerusalem play such an important role in the Middle East conflict? Palestinians feel equally strongly, saying that East Jerusalem must be the capital of an eventual Palestinian state. When British rule ended in 1948, Jordanian forces occupied the Old City and Arab East Jerusalem. Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in a move not recognized internationally.

Source: Egypt Independent December 06, 2017 16:41 UTC