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Jerusalem's administrative divisions and population groupings

District of the State of Israel

Governorate of the State of Palestine

Territorial disputes: J1 and J2

For mere statistical purposes, the Jerusalem Governorate was divided into two parts:

https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2057.pdf

Depopulated Jerusalem governorate localities,
https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2057.pdf

Area

Planning authority

Localities

West Jerusalem

Jerusalem Municipality
of the State of Israel

East JerusalemJ1

Jerusalem Municipality
of the State of Israel

This is the area of the Jerusalem Municipality under State of Israel adminisration, which is also claimed by the State of Palestine for its Jerusalem Governroate.

Jerusalem (J1) Includes that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel in 1967.This part includes the following localities:

    • Beit Hanina

    • Shu’fat Refugees Camp

    • Shu’fat

    • Al’ Isawiya

    • Jerusalem “Al - Quds”

      • Sheikh Jarrah

      • Wadi Al - Joz

      • Bab Al-Sahira

      • As Suwwana

      • At -Tur

      • Ash - Shayyah

      • Ras Al-Amud

    • Silwan,

    • Ath – Thuri

    • Jabal Al – Mukabbir

    • As – Sawahira

    • Al – Gharbiya

    • Beit Safafa

    • Sharafat

    • Sur Bahir

    • Um Tuba

    • Kufr A’qab

East JerusalemJ2

Jerusalem Governorate
of the State of Palestine

J2

Localities in the JSA-WB
of the State of Israel

Jerusalem (J2) Includes Jerusalem governorate except that part of Jerusalem which was forcefully Annexed by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. This part includes the following localities:

    • Rafat

    • Mikhmas

    • Qalandya Refugees Camp

    • The Bedouin Community - Jaba’

    • Qalandya

    • Beit Duqqu

    • Jaba’,

    • Al – Judeira

    • Beit Anan

    • Al-Ram and Dahiat Al-Pareed,

    • Al Al – Jib

    • Bir Nabala

    • Beit Ijza

    • Al – Qubeiba

    • Khirbet Um Al – Lahem

    • Biddu

    • An – Nabi Samu’eil

    • Hezma

    • Beit Hanina Al Balad

    • Qatanna

    • Beit Surik

    • Beit Iksa

    • A’nata

    • Al Ka’abina

    • the Bedouin Community – Al – Khan Al – Ahmar

    • Al – Eizariya

    • Abu Deis,

    • Arab al Jahalin

    • the Bedouin Communites, Al – Eizariya and Abu Deis

    • Az Za’eem

    • Al –Sawahreh Al – Sharqiyeh

    • Ash – Sheikh Sa’d

Wall and residency

ID Card

Location

Description

State of Israel

East of Wall

Palestinians living east of the wall with Jerusalem ID cards will get a much longer and more complicated way to work, schools, health facilities, etc. on the other side of the wall. There may be long waiting lines at the gates. In principle they should have full access to that part of Jerusalem but it remains to be seen how well this function. Because many people in this group are afraid of losing the right to access they may want to move to the other side of the wall. This migration flow has already started and the price of apartments in East Jerusalem has in- creased significantly, according to Israeli sources. As many as 40,000 Palestinians may move.

https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book1058.pdf

State of Palestine

East of Wall

For Palestinians living east of the wall without Jerusalem ID cards, their access to the part of the city where most of them work, and where their education and health services are, will be- come very hard. They will not be allowed to enter through the gates in the wall without spe- cial permission, which will probably be very difficult to get. They cannot choose to move to the other side of the wall either, as they do not have permission to live there.

https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book1058.pdf

State of Israel

West of Wall

Palestinians living west of the wall with Jerusalem ID cards should not have any problems to access work and services, as long as they keep their ID cards. They should also not have any problems crossing the wall to the east for work, services and to visit family and friends. But in recent years Israeli authorities have tried to revoke the permission of many Palestinians to live in Jerusalem. This policy has apparently been given up but it could be reinstated. There may also be some Palestinians living on the west side of the wall who will want move to the other side for political and other reasons, including a wish to live closer to relatives.

https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book1058.pdf

State of Palestine

West of Wall

Palestinians living west of the wall without Jerusalem ID cards will have a very diffi- cult time, since they live there illegally according to Israel and will be expelled as soon as the Israeli authorities discover it. The wall will probably make it easier for the Israeli Government to identify people who live there illegally. Thus, we can expect that most of this group will move to the other side of the wall, voluntarily or involuntarily.

https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book1058.pdf