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Capital Israel, in 36 editions.
The entry for Israel published Capital in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 22 editions. Each is shown as published. Capital in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 22
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Capital” (1990 to 2025) and “National capital” (1997 to 1998).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
- Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950,
- but the US,
- like nearly all other countries,
- maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
- Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950,
- but the US,
- like nearly all other countries,
- maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all
other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
note:
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all
other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
note:
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all
other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, does not recognize this status, and maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital in 1950, but the US,
like nearly all other countries, does not recognize this status, and
maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US,
US, like nearly all other countries, does not recognize this status, andmaintains its Embassy in Tel
Aviv
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “National capital”
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the
like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US,
US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel
Aviv
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the
The same text in 5 editions, 2001 to 2005.
Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
note:
- name:
- Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
- geographic coordinates:
- 32 05 N, 34 48 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
name: Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
geographic coordinates: 32 05 N, 34 48 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- name:
- Jerusalem
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
name: Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
geographic coordinates: 32 05 31 46 N, 34 48 35 14 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
- name:
- Jerusalem
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
name:
Jerusalem
geographic coordinates:
31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
note:
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
- name:
- Jerusalem
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
name:
Jerusalem
geographic coordinates:
31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
note:
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
The same text in 2011 and 2012.
- name:
- Jerusalem
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins first Friday in April; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
name:
Jerusalem
geographic coordinates:
31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last first Friday in March; April; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
note:
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
- name:
- Jerusalem
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins Friday before the last Sunday in March;
- ends the first Sunday in October;
- note - if the end of DST falls on Rosh Hashanah, then the end of DST will fall on the first Monday after 1 October
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
name:
Jerusalem
geographic coordinates:
31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins first Friday before the last Sunday in April; March; ends the first Sunday between in October; note - if the holidays end of DST falls on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Hashanah, then the end of DST will fall on the first Monday after 1 October
note:
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
- name:
- Jerusalem:
- note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
name:
Jerusalem: note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv
geographic coordinates:
31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the first last Sunday in October; note - if the end of DST falls on Rosh Hashanah, then the end of DST will fall on the first Monday after 1 October
note:
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
- name:
- Jerusalem: note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
name:
geographic coordinates:
time difference:
daylight saving time:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- name:
- Jerusalem: note - while Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, the international community does not recognize it as such;
- the US, like all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv-Yafo
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
name: Jerusalem: note - while Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the international community does not recognize it as such; the US, like all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv Aviv-Yafo
geographic coordinates: 31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
- name:
- Jerusalem; note - the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
name: Jerusalem: Jerusalem; note - while Israel proclaimed the US recognized Jerusalem as its Israel’s capital in 1950, the international community does not recognize it as such; December 2017 without taking a position on the US, like all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv-Yafo specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
geographic coordinates: 31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- name:
- Jerusalem; note - the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
- etymology:
- Jerusalem's settlement may date back to 2800 B.C.;
- it is named Urushalim in Egyptian texts of the 14th century B.C.;
- "uru-shalim" likely means "foundation of [by] the god Shalim", and derives from Hebrew/Semitic "yry", "to found or lay a cornerstone", and Shalim, the Canaanite god of dusk and the nether world;
- Shalim was associated with sunset and peace and the name is based on the same S-L-M root from which Semitic words for "peace" are derived (Salam or Shalom in modern Arabic and Hebrew);
- this confluence has thus led to naming interpretations such as "The City of Peace" or "The Abode of Peace"
name: Jerusalem; note - the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
geographic coordinates: 31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
etymology: Jerusalem's settlement may date back to 2800 B.C.; it is named Urushalim in Egyptian texts of the 14th century B.C.; "uru-shalim" likely means "foundation of [by] the god Shalim", and derives from Hebrew/Semitic "yry", "to found or lay a cornerstone", and Shalim, the Canaanite god of dusk and the nether world; Shalim was associated with sunset and peace and the name is based on the same S-L-M root from which Semitic words for "peace" are derived (Salam or Shalom in modern Arabic and Hebrew); this confluence has thus led to naming interpretations such as "The City of Peace" or "The Abode of Peace"
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- name:
- Jerusalem; note - the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
- etymology:
- Jerusalem's settlement may date back to 2800 B.C.;
- it is named Urushalim in Egyptian texts of the 14th century B.C.;
- uru-shalim likely means "foundation of [by] the god Shalim", and derives from Hebrew/Semitic yry , "to found or lay a cornerstone", and Shalim , the Canaanite god of dusk and the nether world;
- Shalim was associated with sunset and peace and the name is based on the same S-L-M root from which Semitic words for "peace" are derived (Salam or Shalom in modern Arabic and Hebrew);
- this confluence has thus led to naming interpretations such as "The City of Peace" or "The Abode of Peace"
name: Jerusalem; note - the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
geographic coordinates: 31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
etymology: Jerusalem's settlement may date back to 2800 B.C.; it is named Urushalim in Egyptian texts of the 14th century B.C.; "uru-shalim" uru-shalim likely means "foundation of [by] the god Shalim", and derives from Hebrew/Semitic "yry", yry , "to found or lay a cornerstone", and Shalim, Shalim , the Canaanite god of dusk and the nether world; Shalim was associated with sunset and peace and the name is based on the same S-L-M root from which Semitic words for "peace" are derived (Salam or Shalom in modern Arabic and Hebrew); this confluence has thus led to naming interpretations such as "The City of Peace" or "The Abode of Peace"
- name:
- Jerusalem
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
- etymology:
- the meaning of the ancient name is unclear;
- the city is called Ursalim or Urusalimmi in Egyptian texts from the 14th century B.C., which may come from the Western Semitic verb yaru , meaning "to establish," and the name Shalim, the Canaanite god of dusk;
- another theory says the root letters s-l-m in the name refer to shalom , meaning "peace"
note: the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2017, without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
name: Jerusalem; note - the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
geographic coordinates: 31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
etymology: Jerusalem's settlement may date back to 2800 B.C.; it the meaning of the ancient name is named Urushalim unclear; the city is called Ursalim or Urusalimmi in Egyptian texts of from the 14th century B.C.; uru-shalim likely means "foundation of [by] the god Shalim", and derives B.C., which may come from Hebrew/Semitic yry the Western Semitic verb yaru , meaning "to found or lay a cornerstone", establish," and Shalim , the name Shalim, the Canaanite god of dusk and the nether world; Shalim was associated with sunset and peace and the name is based on dusk; another theory says the same S-L-M root from which Semitic words for "peace" are derived (Salam or Shalom letters s-l-m in modern Arabic and Hebrew); this confluence has thus led the name refer to naming interpretations such shalom , meaning "peace"
note: the US recognized Jerusalem as "The City of Peace" or "The Abode Israel’s capital in 2017, without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Peace" Israeli sovereignty
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