Template talk:Cities in the West Bank

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[edit] Hebrew/Arabic names

Is this not English Wikipedia? I see no need for the Hebrew and Arabic names to be used, imho it makes the template look ugly. This also seems not to be the standard practice. Chesdovi 16:21, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

I agree their Arabic and Hebrew names will be stated in their articles -- Al Ameer son 19:53, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] East Jerusalem is a place, not a city

Removed. Amoruso 21:01, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Doesn't "East Jerusalem" refer to the part of Jerusalem that is inside the West Bank? I mean before 1967, no one could have said that "West Jerusalem" is not a city, even though it was split.Vice regent 20:54, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

At the time Jerusalem was a city divied in half. Two mayors. Now there is one Mayor. The city is called Jerusalem. The city was never called West Jerusalem or East Jerusalem. Both sides called it Jerusalem. Amoruso 09:46, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

But regardless of the "facts on the ground" established by Israel, it is still treated by eminently reliable sources as a part of the West Bank. In any case, if your objection is that it is "a place, not a city" the logical answer would be to put Jerusalem in the template, perhaps with a note such as "(partial)." <eleland/talkedits> 20:28, 15 February 2008 (UTC)