THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ISRAELS PARTIAL ANNEXATION OF EAST JERUSALEM

This article examines the significance of the de jure measures which t he State of Israel employed to consolidate Jewish control over East Je rusalem in 1967. While options for the future status of East Jerusalem may be diminished by de facto measures, i.e., the creation of 'facts' on the ground, the de jure, or legal, measures by which Israel has in corporated East Jerusalem reflect pragmatic considerations in response to the contentious nature of the annexation/integration and provide r oom for accommodation in the negotiations on the future status of East Jerusalem.