Jewish rebels defeated a Greek-Syrian army and reclaimed their temple in Jerusalem.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

U.S.officials have put pressure on the Israeli government to halt construction of settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

It said Gilo is an integral part of Jerusalem and that building in the neighborhood has continued unabated for decades.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war and annexed it in a move that was not recognized internationally.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

He stands above a heap of shattered concrete and twisted metal on a windswept hillside in Arab East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

They want to keep the ban to pressure Israel over the status of Palestinians and Israel's encroachment in Arab parts of Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

Mr.Obama has lost popularity in Israel because of American pressure to halt Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat says that will not happen until Israel stops all settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

Israel has approved construction of 900 new units in mostly Arab east Jerusalem despite objections by the United States and the Palestinians.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

He said he and his family are willing to become martyrs for the sake of a Palestinian-controlled Jerusalem and its Muslim holy sites.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

Mitchell will press Israel to halt Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank and disputed East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Palestinians want east Jerusalem to be the capital of a future state they hope to establish in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

The Palestinians say they will not return to the negotiating table until all settlement activity stops, both in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

A spokesman for the ruling Palestinian Fatah faction says the group called for a general strike in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

Palestinian leaders have said they would seek statehood recognition from the U.N.Security Council for an area comprising the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

In Jerusalem Tuesday, Mitchell said any disagreement between Washington and Israel are not disagreements among adversaries.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

U.S.policy says the status of Jerusalem must be resolved through negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

Speaking after meeting with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman in Jerusalem, Mr.Moratinos said both Israel and the Palestinians should enter direct, face-to-face talks without preconditions.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

The indictment says he committed the crimes while serving as mayor of Jerusalem and as a cabinet minister, before being elected prime minister in 2006.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

On Friday,his schedule includes meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

Israel insists east Jerusalem is part of Israel and rejects efforts to restrict building there.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

This allegedly occurred when he served as mayor of Jerusalem and a Cabinet minister, but the allegations only surfaced after he became prime minister in 2006.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

The United States is pushing Israel to freeze settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, an issue that has soured relations between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

The delegation of 25 congressmen from the Republican Party blasted the Obama administration for pressuring Israel to halt settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

So we object to this and we object to other Israeli practices in Jerusalem related to housing, including the continuing pattern of evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.17