Over the years, Jerusalem has been at the core of every dispute between Israel and its neighbors, From the founding of the Jewish State in 1948 until the war in 1967 Israeli Jews and Christians were barred from the Old City by the Arabs who controlled the Holy sites. This period is one of the darkest in the history of the Jewish people. Jews had been ejected and then refused entry into a section of the capital of the State of Israel.

In 1967, the Israel Defense Forces liberated the Old City from the Arabs who desecrated Jewish institutions and cemeteries. Since that day, the Old City has been a safe haven for all who live and visit there. But the success of the Jewish administration of the city has quelled the critics who demand that Israel help establish a Palestinian capital in Jerusalem.

Furthermore, there is a growing body of evidence that Jewish organizations, including the Jewish National Fund and the Israel Land Authority are responsible for allowing Arabs to illegally build houses in Jerusalem and forbid Jews to live and build in sections of Jerusalem.

Aaron Klein of Word Net Daily writes that:

In another recent development, Israeli Jews, including local property owners, have been almost entirely barred from entering Kfar Akeb, Qalandiya and Samir Amis, while Israeli Arabs can freely enter.

Furthermore :A tour then of the three Jerusalem neighborhoods found some surprising developments. Official PA logos and placards abound, including one glaring red street sign at the entrance to the neighborhoods warning Israelis to keep out.

It should be noted that these developments date back to previous Israeli governments. Time will tell if Israel will change its policy of treating Jews as second rate citizens in their own capital.