Seven Arches Hotel

Seven Arches Hotel

The Seven Arches Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental Hotel) is a hotel in the Arab neighborhood of A-Tur on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. The hotel was built by the Jordanians in 1964 on top of the Jewish cemetery that covers the slopes of the mountain. [ [http://faculty.biu.ac.il/~steing/conflict/oped/jerufact.htm Prof. Gerald Steinberg ] ]

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. [ [http://www.sixdaywar.co.uk/gloria-report-jerusalem-compared.htm Jerusalem -Comparing the Israeli and Jordanian Record ] ]

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. [ [http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-341702-seven_arches_hotel-i Hotel 7 Arches Jerusalem, Jerusalem Hotels : Reviews of Hotel 7 Arches Jerusalem - Yahoo! Travel ] ]

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