A checkpoint between the Israeli and Jordanian-controlled sections of Jerusalem from 1949 to 1967.
The checkpoint was named after a nearby home that had belonged to the Mandelbaum family but was emptied and turned into a Haganah post during the 1948 War. In July 1948, Jordan attacked and destroyed the house with dozens of Haganah members inside. All that remained was part of the front wall and the entry gate. After the 1948 War, when Jerusalem was divided into East Jerusalem (then controlled by Jordan) and West Jerusalem (controlled by Israel), the Mandelbaum Gate checkpoint was established. The gate became a symbol of Jerusalem’s division, allowing diplomats, United Nations staff, and religious pilgrims limited mobility between East and West Jerusalem.
In June 1967, the checkpoint was dismantled following Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem, and the mayor ordered the gate torn down.