The following essays and articles provide more background on Jerusalem, its holy sites and Israel’s sovereignty over the united city.

The Status of Jerusalem (Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999) A concise overview of the historical, cultural and political basis for Israel’s unique relationship with the united city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem in International Diplomacy (Dore Gold, JCPA, 2001) In the wake of the 2000 Camp David failure, a comprehensive review of the historical record of Jewish presence in Jerusalem, and the international legal rights of the Jewish people to their historic capital. Myths and Facts: Jerusalem (Mitchell Bard) A historian debunks some of the most widespread myths about the status of the city of Jerusalem. Why Not Divide Jerusalem? (Yechiel M. Leiter, Jerusalem Post, 2001) One Jerusalem’s former director on the importance of a united Jerusalem for the vitality and pride of the Jewish people. Whose Jerusalem? (Daniel Pipes, 2000) An overview of Jerusalem’s primary significance in Judaism, and secondary significance in Islam. Explaining Israel's Policy on Jerusalem: 1948, 1967, 2000 (Gerald Steinberg, 2000) How the dark legacy of 1947-67 remains the central factor in evaluating proposals to change the status of Jewish East Jerusalem. Some Facts About Jerusalem (Moshe Kohn, 2000) Examining the importance of Jerusalem in Jewish, Christian and Moslem sacred texts. Jerusalem: Jewish and Moslem Claims to the Holy City (Rabbi Ken Spiro, 2001) A comparison of the significance of Jerusalem in Judaism and Islam. Israel’s ‘Protection of Holy Places’ Law (1967) The foundational law that ensures the safety of – and open access to – all religions’ sacred sites in Jerusalem. The Chief Rabbinate and the Temple Mount (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 1999) The approaches of successive chief rabbis to the questions surrounding religious activity on the Temple Mount. Britain’s Chief Rabbi on Israeli Control of the Temple Mount (2001) Coverage of Rabbi Jonathon Sacks’ statement on the illegitimacy of any Israeli government action to cede control over the Temple Mount. The Temples of Jerusalem in Islam (Martin Kramer, 2000) Recognition from within Islam of the existence of two historical Jewish temples in Jerusalem. The Western Wall: Introduction (Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs) The Western Wall Tunnels (Jerusalem Municipality)