East Jerusalem is a city located in the Palestinian Territory. It comprises the portion of Jerusalem situated east of the Green Line, which was established formally by armistice agreements following the end of the 1948 Palestine war.
The status of East Jerusalem is subject to international legal and political debate. The United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations consider it part of the Palestinian territories under illegal occupation by Israel. While many states recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine, others view it as an occupied territory and refer to it as a future capital.