Who Controls Jerusalem?

Jerusalem is contested with overlapping claims and control:

• Israel – Declared Jerusalem its "undivided capital" (1980 Basic Law). Controls West Jerusalem (since 1948) and East Jerusalem including Old City (since 1967). Government institutions (Knesset, Supreme Court, PMO) located there.
• Palestine – Claims East Jerusalem as capital of future state; PA institutions in Ramallah; Islamic Waqf administers Al-Aqsa/Temple Mount.
• International Consensus – UN, ICJ, most countries: East Jerusalem is occupied territory; status must be resolved by negotiation. Embassies in Tel Aviv (except US, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Papua New Guinea moved to Jerusalem).
• On the Ground – Israeli municipal services, police, planning in East Jerusalem; Palestinian neighborhoods underserved. Separation barrier cuts through.

No sovereign state's claim is universally recognized; final status is a core issue in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.