Jerusalem's Political and Municipal Status from Partition to Reunification (1948–1967)

1. UN proposes internationalized Jerusalem in Partition Plan

   Nov 29, 1947Labels: United Nations, Corpus Separatum

   • Britannica
   • ECF

2. British Mandate ends; war shapes Jerusalem’s reality

   May 15, 1948Labels: British Mandate, 1948 War

   • Britannica
   • KAS

3. Israel–Jordan Armistice formalizes a divided city

   Apr 3, 1949Labels: Israel, Jordan

   • Yale Avalon
   • ECF

4. UN reaffirms plan for an international Jerusalem regime

   Dec 9, 1949Labels: United Nations, Resolution 303

   • UNISPAL
   • FRUS

5. Knesset votes to relocate government institutions to Jerusalem

   Dec 13, 1949Labels: Knesset, David Ben-Gurion

   • ECF

6. Jerusalem remains divided under armistice-era controls

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: Armistice-era Jerusalem

   • Jerusalem Story
   • KAS

7. Israel proclaims Jerusalem the state’s capital

   Jan 23, 1950Labels: Knesset, Jerusalem capital

   • CIE

8. Jordan annexes the West Bank, including East Jerusalem

   Apr 24, 1950Labels: Jordan, West Bank

   • ECF
   • CIE

9. Six-Day War begins; fighting reaches Jerusalem

   Jun 5, 1967Labels: Six-Day War, Jerusalem

   • UN Yearbook

10. Israel takes East Jerusalem during the war

    Jun 7, 1967Labels: Israel, East Jerusalem

    • UN Yearbook

11. Israel extends law and administration to East Jerusalem

    Jun 28, 1967Labels: Israeli Government, Annexation Measures

    • ECF
    • UN Yearbook

12. UN General Assembly condemns unilateral status changes

    Jul 4, 1967Labels: United Nations, Resolution 2253

    • ECF
    • UNISPAL

13. UN reiterates call to reverse measures affecting Jerusalem

    Jul 14, 1967Labels: United Nations, Resolution 2254

    • UN Yearbook
    • ECF PDF