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In June 1967 the city was reunited. Jerusalem the political and municipal problems notwithstanding, became a single city with Jews, Christians, and Muslims, believers and the secular, living side by side. Above: The emblem of the Municipality of Jerusalem. In the center - the lion of Judea surrounded by olive branches the symbol of peace; at the back - the walls. |
 Visit the Sites of the Jerusalem, The Capital Of Israel |
The end of the War of Independence in 1949 found Jerusalem divided, a border running through the city and cutting neighborhoods, streets, even houses. Yet, even as the fighting raged, the fledgling state of Israel considered Jerusalem its capital. As soon as hostilities ceased, government offices and the Knesset (parliament) were transferred to Jerusalem. Institutions that were built in this period included the