Meanings
- The portion of Jerusalem east of the Green Line, illegally annexed by Israel and internationally recognized as the current or future capital of Palestine.
A few hours before the attack, Yuval Diskin, the head of the Israeli security agency the Shin Bet, had told a parliamentary committee that there was a "power vacuum" in East Jerusalem and he also called for the demolition of the homes of people involved in terrorist attacks.
2008 July 22, Rory McCarthy, “Middle East: Driver shot dead after injuring 16 in second Jerusalem bulldozer attack”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 May 2021Synonyms: East al-Quds
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe portion of Jerusalem east of the Green Line, illegally annexed by Israel and internationally recognized as the current or future capital of Palestine.
Translations
Arabic اَلْقُدْس اَلشَّرْقِيَّة, أُورُشَلِيم اَلشَّرْقِيَّة
- اَلْقُدْس اَلشَّرْقِيَّة (al-quds aš-šarqiyya)eastern sector of Jerusalem
- أُورُشَلِيم اَلشَّرْقِيَّة (ʔūrušalīm aš-šarqiyya)eastern sector of Jerusalem
Catalan Jerusalem Est
- Jerusalem Esteastern sector of Jerusalem
Chinese Mandarin 東耶路撒冷 /东耶路撒冷
- 東耶路撒冷 /东耶路撒冷 (Dōng Yēlùsālěng)eastern sector of Jerusalem
Danish Østjerusalem
- Østjerusalemeastern sector of Jerusalem
French Jérusalem-Est
- Jérusalem-Esteastern sector of Jerusalem
German Ostjerusalem
- Ostjerusalemeastern sector of Jerusalem
Greek Ανατολική Ιερουσαλήμ
- Ανατολική Ιερουσαλήμ (Anatolikí Ierousalím)eastern sector of Jerusalem
Hebrew מִזְרַח יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם הַמִּזְרָחִית
- מִזְרַח יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (mizrákh y'rushaláyim)eastern sector of Jerusalem
- יְרוּשָׁלַיִם הַמִּזְרָחִית (y'rushaláyim hamizrakhít)eastern sector of Jerusalem
Indonesian Yerusalem Timur
- Yerusalem Timureastern sector of Jerusalem
Irish Iarúsailéim Thoir
- Iarúsailéim Thoireastern sector of Jerusalem
Japanese 東エルサレム
- 東エルサレム (Higashi Erusaremu)eastern sector of Jerusalem
Korean 동예루살렘, 동부꾸드스
- 동예루살렘 (dong'yerusallem)eastern sector of Jerusalem
- 동부꾸드스 (dongbukkudeuseu)eastern sector of Jerusalem
Polish Wschodnia Jerozolima
- Wschodnia Jerozolimaeastern sector of Jerusalem
Russian Восто́чный Иерусали́м
- Восто́чный Иерусали́м (Vostóčnyj Ijerusalím)eastern sector of Jerusalem
Spanish Jerusalén Este
- Jerusalén Esteeastern sector of Jerusalem
Cite this entry
East Jerusalem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Jerusalem
“East Jerusalem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Jerusalem. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East Jerusalem,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Jerusalem.
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