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Jerusalem was unified under Israeli control after the [[Six-Day War]] of 1967; it had, between Israeli independence in 1948 and 1967, been divided between Israeli West Jerusalem (some 55 km<sup>2</sup>) and East Jerusalem (some 70 km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Knesset]] (the Israeli Parliament Building) is located in West Jerusalem as well as the Museum of the [[Holocaust]].
Jerusalem was unified under Israeli control after the [[Six-Day War]] of 1967; it had, between Israeli independence in 1948 and 1967, been divided between Israeli West Jerusalem (some 55 km<sup>2</sup>) and East Jerusalem (some 70 km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Knesset]] (the Israeli Parliament Building) is located in West Jerusalem as well as the Museum of the [[Holocaust]].
On December 6, 2017 [[President Trump]] ordered to move the embassy of the [[United States]] from [[Tel Aviv]] to Jerusalem. Previous presidents [[Bill Clinton]], [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]] also promised to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel during election campaigns but refused to keep their promise during their tenure.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/08/trump-tweet-touts-jerusalem-move-taunts-past-presidents.html Trump tweet touts Jerusalem move, taunts past presidents]. ''Fox News''. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.</ref> Consequently [[Paraguay]] and [[Guatemala]] also moved their embassies to Jerusalem.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/after-the-u-s-guatemala-paraguayan-embassy-to-move-to-jerusalem-1.6099346 Paraguay Officially Moves Embassy to Jerusalem: 'We Have No Better Friend,' Netanyahu Says]. ''Haaretz''. May 21, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018</ref>
On December 6, 2017 [[President Trump]] ordered to move the embassy of the [[United States]] from [[Tel Aviv]] to Jerusalem. Previous presidents [[Bill Clinton]], [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]] also promised to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel during election campaigns but refused to keep their promise during their tenure.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/08/trump-tweet-touts-jerusalem-move-taunts-past-presidents.html Trump tweet touts Jerusalem move, taunts past presidents]. ''Fox News''. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.</ref> Consequently, [[Paraguay]] and [[Guatemala]] also moved their embassies to Jerusalem.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/after-the-u-s-guatemala-paraguayan-embassy-to-move-to-jerusalem-1.6099346 Paraguay Officially Moves Embassy to Jerusalem: 'We Have No Better Friend,' Netanyahu Says]. ''Haaretz''. May 21, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018</ref>
== Religious significance ==
== Religious significance ==