Israel captured east Jerusalem during the 1967 war and later annexed it -- in a move not recognised by the international community -- declaring all of the city its unified capital. The Palestinians see east Jerusalem as the capital of their promised future state.
ASV un vairums citu ANO dalībvalstu nav atzinušas šo aneksiju, uzskatot, ka tās statuss jāizlemj miera sarunās ar palestīniešiem, kuri pilsētas austrumdaļu redz kā savas nākotnes valsts galvaspilsētu.