Weeks after the end of the Six-Day War, on June 27, 1967, the Israeli Parliament passed a law applying Israeli administration and jurisdiction to all areas of Jerusalem acquired in the war. The following day, the Jerusalem municipal boundaries were extended to include eastern Jerusalem, from Atarot and Neve Yaakov in the north to Gilo in the south.
Israel and Its Neighborhood
Israel, in the southwestern corner of Asia and the southeast shore of the Mediterranean sea, has a population of over 9 million and a total area of just over 20,000 square kilometers (slightly more than 8000 square miles), ranks 150th among nations in geographical size and 99th in population size. Its population is 80% Jewish and 20% Muslim.