Jerusalem: Before and after the 1967 war

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Updated On May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

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BEFORE: Israeli commander Motta Gur and his brigade observe the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, from their command post on the Mount of Olives just prior to their attack of Jerusalem's Old City, during the 1967 Middle East War, in Jerusalem. (REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

BEFORE: Israeli commander Motta Gur and his brigade observe the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, from their command post on the Mount of Olives just prior to their attack of Jerusalem's Old City, during the 1967 Middle East War, in Jerusalem. (REUTERS)

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AFTER: Visitors take pictures on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City. (Ronen Zvulun / Reuters)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

AFTER: Visitors take pictures on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City. (Ronen Zvulun / Reuters)

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BEFORE:People stand in a plaza near al-Aqsa mosque during Friday prayers on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount. (REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

BEFORE:People stand in a plaza near al-Aqsa mosque during Friday prayers on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount. (REUTERS)

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AFTER: Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

AFTER: Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

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BEFORE: People walk near Damascus Gate leading into Jerusalem's Old City . (REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

BEFORE: People walk near Damascus Gate leading into Jerusalem's Old City . (REUTERS)

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AFTER: Damascus Gate is seen 50 years on. For Israelis, all of Jerusalem, including the Old City and its eastern suburbs, is their “eternal and indivisible” capital. (Ronen Zvulun / REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

AFTER: Damascus Gate is seen 50 years on. For Israelis, all of Jerusalem, including the Old City and its eastern suburbs, is their “eternal and indivisible” capital. (Ronen Zvulun / REUTERS)

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BEFORE: Men sit at a sidewalk cafe in Jerusalem's Old City. For Palestinians, East Jerusalem is a symbol of their national struggle and home to Islam’s third most sacred site, the al-Aqsa mosque, and the nearby glittering Dome of the Rock. (REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

BEFORE: Men sit at a sidewalk cafe in Jerusalem's Old City. For Palestinians, East Jerusalem is a symbol of their national struggle and home to Islam’s third most sacred site, the al-Aqsa mosque, and the nearby glittering Dome of the Rock. (REUTERS)

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AFTER: People sit at a sidewalk cafe in Jerusalem's Old City. The Palestinians want the eastern part of the city to be the capital of their future state, alongside the West Bank and Gaza. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

AFTER: People sit at a sidewalk cafe in Jerusalem's Old City. The Palestinians want the eastern part of the city to be the capital of their future state, alongside the West Bank and Gaza. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

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BEFORE: Palestinians stand in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount. (Reuters)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

BEFORE: Palestinians stand in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount. (Reuters)

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AFTER: A Palestinian man walks down the stairs in front of the Dome of the Rock. Over the decades since 1967, Jerusalem has seen controversy over settlements, violence, and demographic change. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

AFTER: A Palestinian man walks down the stairs in front of the Dome of the Rock. Over the decades since 1967, Jerusalem has seen controversy over settlements, violence, and demographic change. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

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BEFORE: Avshalom's tomb and the Garden of Gethsemane are seen in Jerusalem. (REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

BEFORE: Avshalom's tomb and the Garden of Gethsemane are seen in Jerusalem. (REUTERS)

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AFTER: : Avshalom's tomb and the Garden of Gethsemane are seen in Jerusalem . Both stand on an elevated plaza Jews refer to as Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, and the location of an ancient Jewish temple. (Ronen Zvulun / REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

AFTER: : Avshalom's tomb and the Garden of Gethsemane are seen in Jerusalem . Both stand on an elevated plaza Jews refer to as Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, and the location of an ancient Jewish temple. (Ronen Zvulun / REUTERS)

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BEFORE: Ancient archway and ramp leading to the Qayt Bay fountain or Sabil Qaitbay (Center, lower court), on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City (REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

BEFORE: Ancient archway and ramp leading to the Qayt Bay fountain or Sabil Qaitbay (Center, lower court), on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City (REUTERS)

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AFTER: A woman walks near an ancient archway and ramp leading to the Qayt Bay fountain or Sabil Qaitbay. Despite all this, many of the key sites in the Old City, scenes of fighting half a century ago, have changed relatively little. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

Updated on May 22, 2017 01:14 pm IST

AFTER: A woman walks near an ancient archway and ramp leading to the Qayt Bay fountain or Sabil Qaitbay. Despite all this, many of the key sites in the Old City, scenes of fighting half a century ago, have changed relatively little. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

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