What is the capital city of Israel, Tel Aviv or Jerusalem?

Tel Aviv to Israel, is like New York City to the United States. Washington, DC is the American capital city, even though NYC is the center of many things for the country. In Israel, due to historical political issues, certain offices have chosen to locate outside of the actual capital, Jerusalem. read more

Israel designated Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, yet most countries maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv due to ongoing political debate with the Palestinians. This has given rise to an unprecedented situation whereby a sovereign state – Israel – is denied the diplomatic right to choose the location of its capital city. read more

Recognizing Jerusalem as the capital has also moved the United States a big step closer to relocating the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which would be seen as cementing Israeli sovereignty over the city. read more

Countries continued to locate their foreign embassies in Tel Aviv, Israel’s second largest city, situated on the Mediterranean coast, and the refusal to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli territory has become a near-universal policy among Western nations. read more