Question

Following the birth of Israel, why was it important that Jerusalem was placed under UN supervision? 1Both Jews and Arabs considered it to be independent.2Both Jews and Arabs considered it to be a holy city.3Both Jews and Arabs considered it to be a war zone.4Both Jews and Arabs considered it to be UN property.

Answer 1

Answer: 2. Both Jews and Arabs considered it to be a holy city.

Explanation: After the formation of the State of Israel on the territory of the Palestine, there was, and still has tensions between the Arabs and the Jews. Both of them claim to have rights over the holy land, each according to their sacred books, and their historical sources. This especially refers to Jerusalem, the most sacred city in the world, in which all religions are represented, and for each of them Jerusalem is an important place of worship. It is simply impossible to assign Jerusalem to one of the religions, so that, since Jerusalem is important both for the Arabs and for the Jews, it is logical that the UN is present.