Why do Palestine claim East Jerusalem as their capital?

A very long long time ago, beyond the memories of those who support Palestine, just after WWII, Jerusalem was undivided. When Israel accepted the UN Partition Plan under resolution 181, Jerusalem and Bethlehem were to be a corpus separatum, belonging to neither Jew nor Arab, and administered internationally. read more

The Palestine Authority claims Jerusalem as its capital because it's Israel's capital. If Israel claimed Beersheba as its capital, then the Palestine Authority would make a big deal out of claiming Beersheba. The Palestine Authority wants to counterbalance every Jewish claim to political, religious, and historical ties to the Land of Israel. read more

It is the western politicians that say they claim East Jerusalem for their capital of an area which encompases Judea and Samaria. But this is a lie. read more

Though Israel claims Jerusalem as its undivided capital, the realities for those who live there cannot be more different. While Palestinians live under apartheid-like conditions, Israelis enjoy a sense of normality, guaranteed for them by their state. read more