![]() More than 135 United Nations member countries recognise Palestine as an independent state, but Israel and a few other countries, including the United States, do not make this distinction. Under international law, such an occupation precludes Israel from claiming sovereignty on the city. UN Security Council resolutions 476 and 478 (1980) assert that Israel is in violation of the Pact, having unlawfully occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem since 1967. Non-recognition is a legal term used in international law to apply to any situation established in violation of the League of Nations Pact (resolution 11 March 1932). Most countries maintain a position of 'non-recognition' of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Due to the UN decision, very few countries recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and as a result almost all the international embassies in Israel are located in Tel Aviv. ![]() Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in December 1949 in defiance of the UN General Assembly's decision earlier that month to reaffirm the international neutral zone (Corpus Separatum) status of the city. ![]() ![]() Jerusalem (very limited international recognition) ġ0Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital and its unresolved status is one of the core questions at the heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict. La Paz (administrative), Sucre (official) ![]()
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