Description
This paper deals with a number of important historical issues relating to Jerusalem: the importance of Jerusalem to the three religions, Jerusalem under ottoman rule, the appearance of political Zionism, and Jerusalem under the British Mandate. In the modern context, it discusses US policy
towards Jerusalem before 1948; official American and UN policy towards Jerusalem between 1948 and 1950; the US, Arab and Israeli positions toward Jerusalem; Israeli settlements; and the Jerusalem policies of US presidents Reagan and Bush.
