David Ben-Gurion1948
Jerusalem is divided with Jordan ruling the east & Israel the west of the city
Israel · Government / Government of Israel. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Jerusalem is divided with Jordan ruling the east & Israel the west of the city
Ben-Zvi moves his offices from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
The Israeli Foreign Ministry transfers its offices from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
The new Israeli Parliament Building for the Knesset is inaugurated
Kollek is appointed Mayor of Jerusalem
The Israeli Knesset passes a law reaffirming all of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state
The United Nations Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is its capital
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