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21 December: Resolution 619: "Takes note" of Israel's complaint against Arab ceasefire violations. 1956: 2 November: Resolution 997: Called for an immediate ceasefire in the Suez Crisis, an arms embargo on the area, and condemned Israel's participation in the conflict as a violation of the 1949 Israel-Egypt General Armistice Agreement.
On 27 June 1967, Israel expanded the municipal boundaries of West Jerusalem so as to include approximately 70 km 2 (27.0 sq mi) of West Bank territory today referred to as East Jerusalem, which included Jordanian East Jerusalem ( 6 km 2 (2.3 sq mi) ) and 28 villages and areas of the Bethlehem and Beit Jala municipalities 64 km 2 (25 sq mi).
On Israel's 50th independence day, the Government Press Office decided, along with Tehila (the Governmental Internet Committee), to upload the collection to the Internet. Thousands of photos were scanned and are available for downloading at the official site in low resolution.
Jul. 18—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11)'s resolution supporting the State of Israel passed the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday. The resolution states that: The ...
Bethlehem was part of Mandatory Palestine from 1920 to 1948. [64] In the United Nations General Assembly's 1947 resolution to partition Palestine, Bethlehem was included in the international enclave of Jerusalem to be administered by the United Nations. [65] Jordan captured the city during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. [66]
L. G. A. Cust's 1929 summary of the Status Quo history and regulations, with plans and photos Archived 2021-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Custody of the Holy Land, Status Quo – a short overview Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am, "1,000 years of rivalry – and a little bit of harmony – at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher", in Times of Israel , "7 ...
Jul. 17—Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) on Monday introduced a resolution supporting the State of Israel. The resolution clearly affirms that: Israel is not a racist or an apartheid state ...
UNESCO urged Israel to remove the site from its heritage list, stating that it was "an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territories". A resolution was passed at UNESCO that acknowledged both the Jewish and Islamic significance of the site, describing the site as both Bilal ibn Rabah Mosque and as Rachel's Tomb. [2]