The map showing the Old City of Jerusalem with the Noble Sanctuary, situated on an ancient man-made platform known as the Temple Mount, located on the Judaean Hills in East Jerusalem in Israel.
Do Arabs live in West Jerusalem?
East Jerusalem was annexed by Israel after its victory over Jordan during the Six-Day War in 1967. East Jerusalem was joined with West Jerusalem, along with several surrounding Palestinian towns and villages. Today, Arabs constitute 61% of the population of East Jerusalem and 38% of that of Jerusalem as a whole.
Is West Bank part of Israel?
Presently, most of the West Bank is administered by Israel though 42% of it is under varying degrees of autonomous rule by the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority. The Gaza Strip is currently under the control of Hamas.
Is Solomon’s temple still standing?
No remains from Solomon’s Temple have ever been found. … The archaeologists found a sacrificial altar in the Motza temple, with an offering table for sacrifices but also cult vessels and artifacts, including two human figurines and two horse figurines.
Was the temple located in the city of David?
05 Dec 2007. The Israel Antiquities Authority has uncovered an impressive Second Temple edifice in the City of David in Jerusalem, probably belonging to the family of Queen Helena of Adiabene.