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Fabled for its views of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus is a vantage point that in the past has had strategic significance — hence its name ( Latin ''scopus'' as in "scope"). It was from Mount Scopus that the Romans planned and launched their assault that destroyed the city in 70 A.D. Unlike the rest of East Jerusalem, Mount Scopus was held by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , and existed as an Exclave of Israel inside Jordanian territory. Israeli sovereignty over Mt. Scopus is internationally recognized. Today, Mount Scopus lies inside Israel 's official borders for the city of Jerusalem . Notable establishments on Mount Scopus:
Mount Scopus Memorial College is also the name of a unisex Jewish day school in Australia , the largest Jew ish day school in the southern hemisphere. Their ideology is based on Modern Orthodox Judaism and Zionism . EXTERNAL LINKS
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