East Jerusalem

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East Jerusalem

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  1. The portion of Jerusalem east of the Green Line, illegally annexed by Israel and internationally recognized as the current or future capital of Palestine. A few hours before the attack, Yuval Diskin, the head of the Israeli security agency the Shin Bet, had told a parliamentary committee that there was a "power vacuum" in East Jerusalem and he also called for the demolition of the homes of people involved in terrorist attacks.

    Similar: East al-Quds

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name eastern sector of Jerusalem

EspañolJerusalén Este
한국어동예루살렘 dong'yerusallem
日本語東エルサレム Higashi Erusaremu
中文東耶路撒冷 /东耶路撒冷 Dōng Yēlùsālěng
FrançaisJérusalem-Est
DeutschOstjerusalem
ΕλληνικάΑνατολική Ιερουσαλήμ Anatolikí Ierousalím
РусскийВосто́чный Иерусали́м Vostóčnyj Ijerusalím
العربيةاَلْقُدْس اَلشَّرْقِيَّة al-quds aš-šarqiyya, أُورُشَلِيم اَلشَّرْقِيَّة ʔūrušalīm aš-šarqiyya
עבריתמִזְרַח יְרוּשָׁלַיִם mizrákh y'rushaláyim, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם הַמִּזְרָחִית y'rushaláyim hamizrakhít

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@misc{east_jerusalem_2026,
  title = {East Jerusalem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/east%20jerusalem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}