Jerusalem/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Jerusalem.

A city in the Middle East, with great religious significance to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; divided by the United Nations partition of the British Mandate of Palestine but captured by Israel in 1967; governed by State of Israel and claimed as its capital; Palestinian Authority claims East Jerusalem as its capital;