The Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, historically significant to Judaism, endured extensive desecration and destruction under Jordanian rule between 1948 and 1967, with the systematic erasure of Jewish presence and rights. Over 38,000 tombstones were destroyed, and efforts to assert Jewish claims to the area were disregarded. This led to a deliberate Islamization of East Jerusalem, while the global community remained silent on the matter.