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The Importance of Israel's Recognition of West Jerusalem
The status of Jerusalem was decided by a UN resolution in 1947 that it would be administered under international jurisdiction. Israel however took over West Jerusalem and started to behave as if it were preparing for that to become its capital city. President Trump's decision to go ahead and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel despite all this confers no legality on Israel with regard to Jerusalem. It is to recognize illegal settlement building, to recognize serial violations of Palestinian human rights and international law.