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| The capital status of Jerusalem is complex, and there have been many different views expressed on it in reliable sources. The participants of the moderated discussion have collaboratively created a summary of these views: | The capital status of Jerusalem is complex, and there have been many different views expressed on it in reliable sources. The participants of the moderated discussion have collaboratively created a summary of these views: | ||
| * No news agency with a guideline for neutral reporting allows Jerusalem to be reported as the capital of Israel.<ref>http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=J#Jerusalem</ref><ref>http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=T#Tel_Aviv</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/israel_and_the_palestinians/key_documents/6044090.stm#jerusalem</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/j</ref><ref>http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/propaganda-or-news-associated-press-names-jerusalem-israeli-city</ref><ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/11/16/ap-issues-correction-after-calling-jerusalem-isreals-capital/</ref><ref>http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/STYLEBOOK.20041110.style_1775/Stylebook/National/</ref> | * No news agency with a guideline for neutral reporting allows Jerusalem to be reported as the capital of Israel.<ref>http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=J#Jerusalem</ref><ref>http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=T#Tel_Aviv</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/israel_and_the_palestinians/key_documents/6044090.stm#jerusalem</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/j</ref><ref>http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/propaganda-or-news-associated-press-names-jerusalem-israeli-city</ref><ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/11/16/ap-issues-correction-after-calling-jerusalem-isreals-capital/</ref><ref>http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/STYLEBOOK.20041110.style_1775/Stylebook/National/</ref> <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 23:21, 14 May 2013 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | ||
| * Jerusalem is the capital of Israel under Israeli law.<ref name=0.01>{{cite web|title=Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel|url=http://www.knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/basic10_eng.htm|publisher=The State of Israel|quote=Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel.}}</ref> | * Jerusalem is the capital of Israel under Israeli law.<ref name=0.01>{{cite web|title=Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel|url=http://www.knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/basic10_eng.htm|publisher=The State of Israel|quote=Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel.}}</ref> | ||
| * Few or no countries recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.<ref name=1.01>{{cite web|author=James Vicini|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/02/us-usa-israel-passport-idUSTRE7415IX20110502|title=Supreme Court to consider Jerusalem passport case|date=2 May 2011|publisher=Reuters|quote=While Israel calls Jerusalem its "eternal and indivisible" capital, few other states accept that status}}</ref><ref name=1.02>{{cite web|title=U.S. criticizes Jerusalem plan for new housing|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/18/world/fg-israel-housing18|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=18 November 2009|author=Richard Boudreaux|quote="Jerusalem is Israel's capital and will remain as such." That position is universally rejected by other countries}}</ref><ref name=1.03>{{cite web|title=Romney: US has moral duty to block Iran nuclear plans|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19035134|publisher=BBC|date=29 July 2012|quote=Mr Romney referred to Jerusalem as Israel's capital, something the current US administration and most of the international community do not do.}}</ref><ref name=1.04>{{cite web|title=A New Struggle For Jerusalem|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/02/weekinreview/a-new-struggle-for-jerusalem.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|publisher=The New York Times|author=Serge Schmemann|date=2 March 1997|quote=even the United States has not recognized the city as Israel's capital}}</ref><ref name=1.05>{{cite book|title=Fundamental Perspectives on International Law|year=2010|publisher=Wadsworth|isbn=9780495797197|page=87|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UbK3PI7nME4C&pg=PA87|author=William R. Slomanson|edition=6th|quote=In Israel, most states (...) do not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as claimed by Israel since 1950.}}</ref><ref name=1.06>{{cite web|title=Competing Claims, Contested City: The Sovereignty of Jerusalem under International Law|url=http://www.qatarconferences.org/jerusalem/doc1/doc31.pdf|publisher=International Conference on Jerusalem|author=Victor Kattan|pages=2, 17|date=2012|quote=no state recognizes Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem in neither its eastern nor western half}}</ref> | * Few or no countries recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.<ref name=1.01>{{cite web|author=James Vicini|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/02/us-usa-israel-passport-idUSTRE7415IX20110502|title=Supreme Court to consider Jerusalem passport case|date=2 May 2011|publisher=Reuters|quote=While Israel calls Jerusalem its "eternal and indivisible" capital, few other states accept that status}}</ref><ref name=1.02>{{cite web|title=U.S. criticizes Jerusalem plan for new housing|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/18/world/fg-israel-housing18|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=18 November 2009|author=Richard Boudreaux|quote="Jerusalem is Israel's capital and will remain as such." That position is universally rejected by other countries}}</ref><ref name=1.03>{{cite web|title=Romney: US has moral duty to block Iran nuclear plans|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19035134|publisher=BBC|date=29 July 2012|quote=Mr Romney referred to Jerusalem as Israel's capital, something the current US administration and most of the international community do not do.}}</ref><ref name=1.04>{{cite web|title=A New Struggle For Jerusalem|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/02/weekinreview/a-new-struggle-for-jerusalem.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|publisher=The New York Times|author=Serge Schmemann|date=2 March 1997|quote=even the United States has not recognized the city as Israel's capital}}</ref><ref name=1.05>{{cite book|title=Fundamental Perspectives on International Law|year=2010|publisher=Wadsworth|isbn=9780495797197|page=87|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UbK3PI7nME4C&pg=PA87|author=William R. Slomanson|edition=6th|quote=In Israel, most states (...) do not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as claimed by Israel since 1950.}}</ref><ref name=1.06>{{cite web|title=Competing Claims, Contested City: The Sovereignty of Jerusalem under International Law|url=http://www.qatarconferences.org/jerusalem/doc1/doc31.pdf|publisher=International Conference on Jerusalem|author=Victor Kattan|pages=2, 17|date=2012|quote=no state recognizes Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem in neither its eastern nor western half}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 14 May 2013
 | This is a draft version of the upcoming RfC about the lead of the Jerusalem article. It isn't ready for people to comment on directly yet, and any comments made will be removed. Its content is subject to change without warning as improvements are made to it. If you have any comments about the draft, please make them at Talk:Jerusalem/2013 RfC discussion#General discussion. Thank you. — Mr. Stradivarius 14:26, 30 April 2013 (UTC) |
This is an RfC mandated by ArbCom to decide the content of the lead of the Jerusalem article. Its text is the result of a moderated discussion held at Talk:Jerusalem/2013 RfC discussion. The moderator was User:Mr. Stradivarius.
Short background of the dispute goes here.
Source summary
The capital status of Jerusalem is complex, and there have been many different views expressed on it in reliable sources. The participants of the moderated discussion have collaboratively created a summary of these views:
- No news agency with a guideline for neutral reporting allows Jerusalem to be reported as the capital of Israel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sepsis II (talk • contribs) 23:21, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
- Jerusalem is the capital of Israel under Israeli law.
- Few or no countries recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
- The capital status of Jerusalem is controversial. It is controversial to refer to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and it is also controversial not to refer to it as the capital of Israel. It is also controversial to refer to Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
- Some reputable sources use "Tel Aviv" as a metonym, as shorthand for 'Israel', and some reputable sources refer to Tel Aviv as the capital of Israel.
- East Jerusalem, which our article treats as part of Jerusalem, is in the Palestinian territories and is occupied by Israel.
- The CIA considered it correct to list Jerusalem as the capital of Israel while the government of Canada considered it correct to leave the capital of Israel blank when there was little room for nuance. In prose, objective sources often use qualifiers which show that the status as capital was achieved unilaterally.
- Palestine aspires to make Jerusalem its capital.
- The Israeli government made Jerusalem its seat of government and declared it its capital.
- There is very little support for the Israeli view regarding the Sovereignty and capital status of Jerusalem (especially East Jerusalem).
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Question one
Is it compliant with WP:NPOV to state 'Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.'?
Question one answers
Question one threaded discussion
Question two
Is it compliant with WP:NPOV to state 'Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, though not internationally recognized as such.'?
Question two answers
Question two threaded discussion
Drafts
The participants in the moderated discussion leading up to this RfC have created drafts of the lead for the community to consider.
Note - I'm keeping the numbers the same for now, for ease of reference - Strad
- 3 - Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, though not internationally recognized as such.
- 10 - Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their respective capital, but the city isn't recognized internationally as a capital.
- 11 - Jerusalem is the proclaimed capital and seat of the Israeli government and the proclaimed capital of Palestine, though the international community does not recognize either proclamation or ownership of the city.
- 13 - Jerusalem is a city in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Since the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel has occupied East Jerusalem and has included it within its capital city. Palestine has designated Jerusalem its capital, though neither the Israeli or Palestinian claims have gained international recognition.
- 15 - Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world, considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam Israelis and Palestinians both claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power; however, neither claim is widely recognized internationally.
- 19 - Jerusalem has long been a point of contention in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with both Israelis and Palestinians seeing it as capital of their respective states. Although the Israeli government operates out of the city and has called the city its capital for decades, most nations do not recognize this status.
- 20 - Jerusalem is the seat of the Israeli government, but its status as the capital of Israel has been unrecognized abroad. Instead, the international community considers the status of Jerusalem a matter to be resolved with Palestinians, who also see the city as the capital of a future independent state of their own.
Answer sections for the drafts to be discussed later.