September 4, 2026 Categories: My Right Word
The Boundaries of Jerusalem
What territory comprised Jerusalem in the U.N. Partition Plan which assigned it the status of a corpus separatum, an internationalized city under British supervision?
As I have insisted, the claim that somehow Jerusalem's current municipal boundaries have nothing to do with the historic Jerusalem and were somehow and illegal act of annexation of areas that didn't truly belong to Jerusalem is a misrepresentation.
The U.N. conceived of Jerusalem of extending from just south of Ramallah to Bethlehem and from Motza east to almost where Maaleh Adumim is today.
Taken from an article in Al-HaMishmar, February 1, 1948:
"The composition of the population of the international state of the city of Jerusalem as of 1.1.1948"
Here's the list of cities/villages included:
"The composition of the population of the international state of the city of Jerusalem as of 1.1.1948"
Here's the list of cities/villages included:
Jerusalem Bethlehem Bet Jalla Bet Sahur Abu-Dis El-Maliha (Malcha) Ein Karem Silwan (HaShiloah) El-Azariah A-Tur Tzur Bahar & Um-Tuba Ramt Rachel Bet Tz'fafa Sharfat Deir Yassin Lifta Shuafat Issawiya Motza
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