People across Israel are celebrating Jerusalem Day, commemorating Israel's capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the event, which changed the political landscape of the Middle East.Israel claims the whole of Jerusalem as its capital, although this is not recognised by the international community, which regards east Jerusalem as occupied territory.Control of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious issues separating Israel and the Palestinians.Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the future of a Palestinian state, but many Israelis oppose ceding the sector under any final peace agreemThere are approximately 475,000 Jews in Jerusalem, compared to 245,000 Arabs, although the city's Arab population is growing more quickly, a recent report said.ent.
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