Jerusalem

Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם‎ Yerushalaim, Arabic: قدســ‎ al-quds), an ancient Middle Eastern city, located at the watershed of the Mediterranean and Dead seas, at an altitude of 650-840 m. This is one of the oldest cities in the world, its age is more than 3500 years. Jerusalem is considered the center of three religions. Judaism, Christianity, Islam. Population: 936,425 people (2019).

In the past, Jerusalem was the capital of the Jewish kingdom, now it is officially the capital of the Republic of Israel and all state institutions are located there, but the sovereignty of Israel over the eastern part of the city was not recognized as a significant part of Israel. of the international community until 2017. In December 2017, the 45th President of the USA, Donald Trump, again recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and shortly after that, he decided to move the US Embassy there, changing almost seventy years of uncertainty on this issue. Moreover, Turkey and Russia were among the most protested against this step of the US President. Despite the complaints of Turkey and other anti-American and anti-Israel forces, the USA in 2018 On May 14, on the seventieth anniversary of the proclamation of the State of Israel, he moved his embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.