Jerusalem's ultimate status and borders should be the product of an agreement negotiated and endorsed by official Israeli and Palestinian authorities.

J Street believes that Israel's capital is in Jerusalem and will be internationally recognized as such in the context of an agreed two-state solution. The United States should lead efforts to secure that recognition.

J Street would support a negotiated agreement to end the conflict that includes arrangements whereby the Palestinian neighborhoods would be part of the capital of a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem.

American elected officials should respect the decisions of the parties on this issue.