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Originally Posted by Tashah  Basically then, as a result of the Six Day War in 1967, Israel occupied and annexed territory (East Jerusalem) that was already illegally occupied and annexed by Transjordan as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. |
Exactly right, Tashah. None of the post-1948 war agreements (basically the armistice agreements) ceded East Jerusalem to Transjordan. Ultimately, the permanent status of East Jerusalem will have to be established in a negotiated agreement. That agreement will respect Jordan's "special role" regarding the Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem as per the Israel-Jordan peace agreement in 1994 that
declares, "In this regard, in accordance with the
Washington Declaration, Israel respects the present special role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Muslim Holy shrines in Jerusalem. When negotiations on the permanent status will take place, Israel will give high priority to the Jordanian historic role in these shrines."