West Jerusalem has been a part of Israel since the beginning. Why are folks here disputing that bit of territory? Is it a dispute over the existence of the state itself? If not, why would one dispute on just which piece of real estate a nation chooses to host its capital?
Technically, West Jerusalem has not been a part of the State of Israel since the beginning. Under the UN partition plan, Jerusalem was not part of either the Arab or Jewish states. Tel Aviv was included in the area allocated to the Jewish state. However, West Jerusalem is not the only area not part of the 1947 borders that is within the 1949-1967 borders, yet it is the part of which generates the most angst.
