Since June 28, 1967

Since June 28 1967, East Jerusalem has been under the law,

jurisdiction, and administration of the State of Israel.[10] The right

of Israel to declare sovereignty over the entirety of Jerusalem is not

recognized by the international community, which regarded the move as

de facto annexation [11] and deemed Israeli jurisdiction invalid in a

subsequent non-binding United Nations General Assembly resolution.[12]

However in a reply to the resolution, Israel denied that her measures

constitute annexation.[13]

In the 1980 Basic Law, or "Jerusalem Law" Israel declared Jerusalem

"complete and united", to be "the capital of Israel". The new law left

the bounds of Jerusalem unspecified.[14] In response, the UN Security

Council unanimously adopted the non-binding Resolution 478 (the U.S.

abstained), declaring the law to be "null and void" and a violation of

international law. Nevertheless, in 1988, Jordan, while rejecting

Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem, withdrew all its claims to

the West Bank (including East Jerusalem).