I henhold til international lov betragtes Østjerusalem som en del af [[Vestbredden]] og derfor af de palæstinensiske områder.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-23 |title=The Illegality of the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza: What the International Court of Justice Will Have to Determine in its Advisory Opinion for the United Nations General Assembly |url=http://opiniojuris.org/2022/12/23/the-illegality-of-the-israeli-occupation-of-the-palestinian-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem-and-gaza-what-the-international-court-of-justice-will-have-to-determine-in-its-advisory-opinion-for-th/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Opinio Juris |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=East Jerusalem - OCHA |url=https://www.ochaopt.org/sites/default/files/wb_thematic_9_0.pdf}}</ref> En række stater anerkender i øjeblikket Østjerusalem som hovedstaden i staten Palæstina (heriblandt [[Argentina]], [[Brasilien]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Topônimos e gentílicos - Manual de Redação - FUNAG |url=http://funag.gov.br/manual/index.php?title=Top%C3%B4nimos_e_gent%C3%ADlicos |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=funag.gov.br}}</ref> [[Kina]],<ref name="chnrec">[http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/7592121.html China supports Palestinian UN bid (Xinhua, 8 September 2011)] "China recognizes Palestine as a country with east Jerusalem as its capital and possessing full sovereignty and independence, in accordance with borders agreed upon in 1967, according to Jiang"</ref> [[Rusland]]<ref name="rus88">[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4015504,00.html Medvedev reaffirms Soviet recognition of Palestine (Ynet News, 18 January 2011)] "Russian president says Moscow has not changed its position since 1988 when it 'recognized independent Palestinian state with its capital in east Jerusalem'"</ref> og alle 57 medlemmer af [[Den Islamiske Samarbejdsorganisation]])<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20171213-middle-east-muslim-leaders-urge-recognise-east-jerusalem-capital-palestine Muslim leaders urge world to recognise East Jerusalem as capital of Palestine (France 24, 2017-12-13)] "their final statement declared "East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine" and invited "all countries to recognise the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital.""</ref>, mens andre lande (heriblandt [[Australien]], [[Finland]], [[Frankrig]] m.fl.) hævder, at Østjerusalem "vil blive Palæstinas hovedstad",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finland's country strategy for Palestine - 2021-2024 |url=https://finlandabroad.fi/documents/35732/0/Palestiina_Country_Strategy+%283%29.pdf/5ed2f5c1-6ff9-4d6a-7b48-b075149a89ea?t=1628839968597}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-15 |title=Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20181215-australia-recognises-west-jerusalem-capital-israel-palestinians-morrison-trump |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> mens de på nuværende tidspunkt omtaler Østjerusalem som "et besat område".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères |title=Israel / Palestinian Territories – France condemns the expulsion of Mr Salah Hamouri (18 Dec. 2022) |url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/israel-palestinian-territories/news/2022/article/israel-palestinian-territories-france-condemns-the-expulsion-of-mr-salah |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs |language=en}}</ref> Modsat erklærede Israel – som følge af [[Jerusalemloven]] fra 1980 – at det forenede Jerusalem var landets hovedstad.<ref name="basiclaw">{{cite web |date=30. juli 1980 |title=Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel |url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/1980_1989/Basic%20Law-%20Jerusalem-%20Capital%20of%20Israel |access-date=2. april 2007 |publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref> Jerusalems status er blevet beskrevet som "et af de mest vanskelige spørgsmål i den israelsk-palæstinensiske konflikt", hvor der eksisterer modstridende krav om suverænitet over byen – eller dele af den – samt adgang til Østjerusalem hellige steder.<ref>Leigh Phillips (19 November 2009). [http://euobserver.com/9/29018 "EU rebukes Israel for Jerusalem settlement expansion"]. ''EUObserver''. "The issue of Jerusalem is one of the most intractable issues in the Israel-Palestine conflict. While both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital, most countries maintain their embassies in [[Tel Aviv]] while the occupied territories are administered by the Palestinian Authority in the town of Ramallah."</ref>
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