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If this question is asking who was in control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem before 1967, they were controlled by Jordan, specifically from 1949 until 1967.

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If this question is asking who was in control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem before 1967, they were controlled by Jordan, specifically from 1949 until 1967.

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It's on the west bank of the River Jordan. The country called Jordan is on the east bank.

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West Jerusalem was controlled by Israel.

East Jerusalem and the Old City was controlled by Jordan.

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Jerusalem was divided by the Armistices of 1949 between Israeli and Jordanian occupation. The majority of the city, including all of the Old City, (East Jerusalem) was controlled by Jordan and annexed to the Kingdom as part of the West Bank. The Israelis controlled the West of the City and established it as their capital.

Internationally, the Israeli control of Jerusalem was recognized as legitimate even though the movement of the capital from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was not recognized internationally. The Jordanian occupation of East Jerusalem was recognized by less than five nations.

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Jordan's loss of the west bank and eastern Jerusalem in the 1967 war with Israel devastated Jordan's economy.

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