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[[Image:7arch.jpg|thumb|350px|The Seven Arches Hotel on the Mount of Olives]] |
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The '''Seven Arches Hotel''' (formerly the '''Intercontinental Hotel''') is a hotel owned by the Jordanian government in the Arab neighborhood of [[A-Tur]] on the [[Mount of Olives]], |
The '''Seven Arches Hotel''' (formerly the '''Intercontinental Hotel''') is a hotel owned by the Jordanian government who built in 1964 during their [[Occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem by Jordan|illegal annexation of Jerusalem between 1948-67.]] Located in the Arab neighborhood of [[A-Tur]] on the [[Mount of Olives]], the hotel was built overlooking the [[Jewish]] [[cemetery]] that covers the slopes of the mountain.<ref>[http://faculty.biu.ac.il/~steing/conflict/oped/jerufact.htm Prof. [[Gerald M. Steinberg]]<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 10:47, 16 December 2010
The Seven Arches Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental Hotel) is a hotel owned by the Jordanian government who built in 1964 during their illegal annexation of Jerusalem between 1948-67. Located in the Arab neighborhood of A-Tur on the Mount of Olives, the hotel was built overlooking the Jewish cemetery that covers the slopes of the mountain.[1]
History
During the period of Jordanian control over East Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in 1948-1967, King Hussein of Jordan authorized the construction of the hotel and an access road that ran across the world's oldest and largest Jewish cemetery, destroying hundreds of gravestones. This was a violation of Article VII of the Israel-Jordan General Armistice Agreement (GAA) of 1949.[2]
The PLO held its first Palestine National Council conference at the hotel in May 1964.
Today
The Seven Arches is a 3-star hotel with 169 rooms notable for its spectacular view of Jerusalem.[3]