JERUSALEM­—it’s a name which stirs a wide spectrum of emotions and a quagmire of international disagreement. Here are several reasons for the multilayered controversy over Jerusalem. THE UNITED NATIONS, WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, AND SIX DAY WAR. Over the last 150 years, as Jerusalem expanded beyond the ancient walls of the Old City, Jews and Arabs …

The Jerusalem controversy intensified in 1980 when Israel’s Knesset declared all of Jerusalem as their eternal, undivided capital. An outcry sounded across the world. The United Nations refused to recognize Israel’s decision and urged embassies in Jerusalem to relocate, wherewith they vacated the city for Tel Aviv.

The Jerusalem controversy intensified in 1980 when Israel’s Knesset declared all of Jerusalem as their eternal, undivided capital. An outcry sounded across the world. The United Nations refused to recognize Israel’s decision and urged embassies in Jerusalem to relocate, wherewith they vacated the city for Tel Aviv.

YOUR ISRAEL ANSWER: WHY IS JERUSALEM SO CONTROVERSIAL?JERUSALEM­—it’s a name which stirs a wide spectrum of emotions and a quagmire of international disagreement.

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US President Donald Trump isexpected to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israelthis week in a move that will spark controversy across the world.

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Because a great many arabs - palestinian arabs, mostly - hate the fact of the existence of Israel and are aware that Jerusalem is a symbol to Israelis (and Jews) of nationhood and freedom. They want to deny Israel any element of legitimacy, so they have erected Jerusalem to …