The U.s. Policy On Jerusalem

We have entered the 21st century, but we cannot forget all of the history especially 20th century. The human being had enjoyed the global economy, the development of technology, and the advancement of civilization. They also had suffered two world wars and the religion conflicts and other contends. These latter aspects attract world's attention and they are always issues worth to be studied.The situation of the Middle East area is always complicated and confusing. It had beenstudied for many years. I choose one of the focus issues--Jerusalem to be the content of mypaper, and the topic is Jerusalem in America's foreign policy.Three parts compose the paper.First part: the history of Jerusalem.This section includes: the history of Palestine; the history of Jerusalem; and the countries or the organization in Middle East region has religion demands of this holy city.Second part: America's foreign Policy on Jerusalem.I dissertate Jerusalem in US foreign Policy according to the president's incumbency.The Harry S. Truman administration endorsed the territorial internationalization of Jerusalem as an integral feature of the UN partition plan for Palestine. And Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson rejected to admit the partition of Jerusalem. In 1969, with the entry into office of Richard M. Nixon administration, the policy was radically altered, and the United States, for the first time, pronounced east Jerusalem occupied territory. Jimmy Carter supported the policy of internationalization. President Reagan refrained from labeling east Jerusalem as occupied territory, he insisted Jerusalem should not be divided. The changing of President Bush was, for the first time ever, prepared to endorse UN resolutions declaring east Jerusalem "occupied Palestinian territory ". In 1993, when President Clinton was sworn into office, he emphasized that Jerusalem ought to remain an undivided city. From 2000, George W. Bush had admitted to move the American embassy to west Jerusalem, but he did not operate this plan.From all of that, we could find that America's Jerusalem policy is not continuity, but possessing features of sway or contradiction sometimes.Third part: The factors affect the American policy on Jerusalem.The American policy on Jerusalem is related to the state interests. The factors that affect the American policy are the following: America interests in Middle East area; the Jewish Lobby effect; Arab countries also affect American policy.ConclusionThe status of Jerusalem is the key issue in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Jewish effect is one of the most important factors to affect the America's policy. America will continually to stand on the side of Israel in its future policy. The future of Jerusalem remains to be observed.