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Jerusalem Law

Jerusalem Law (Hebrew: חוֹק יְסוֹד: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם בִּירַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Arabic: قانون القدس) is a common name of Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel passed by the Knesset on 30 July 1980.

Although the law did not use the term, the Israeli Supreme Court interpreted the law as an effective annexation of East Jerusalem.[1] The United Nations Security Council condemned the attempted change in status to Jerusalem and ruled the law "null and void" in United Nations Security Council Resolution 478.

Positions on Jerusalem

United Nations Security Council Resolution 271

United Nations Security Council Resolution 465

United Nations General Assembly resolution ES-10/L.22

International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict

Text of the law:

Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel