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A territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by both Israel and Palestine
A disputed territory of southwest Asia between Israel and Jordan west of the Jordan River. Part of Jordan after 1949, it was occupied by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. In 1994 an accord between Israel and the PLO was signed, giving Palestinians limited self-rule and requiring measured withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank. the land west of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan, which the Israelis took control of in 1967 in the Arab-Israeli War, but which the Palestinian Arabs consider to be their land. Area (pop., 2002 est.: 2,414,000), Palestine, west of the Jordan River and east of Jerusalem. Covering an area of about 2,270 sq mi (5,900 sq km), excluding east Jerusalem, the territory is also known within Israel by its biblical names, Judaea and Samaria. It is a region with deep history, forming the heart of historic Palestine. Populated areas include Nabulus, Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jericho. Under a 1947 UN agreement, most of what is now the West Bank was to become part of a Palestinian state. When the State of Israel was formed, the Arabs attacked Israel (see Arab-Israeli wars), and the partition plan was never adopted. Following a truce, Jordan remained in control of the area and annexed it in 1950. Israel subsequently occupied it during the Six-Day War of 1967. During the 1970s and '80s Israel established settlements there, provoking resentment among the Arab population and protest from the international community. Arab uprisings began in 1987 in the Gaza Strip and spread to the West Bank (see intifdah). Jordan relinquished its claims in 1988, ceding them to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Secret meetings between the PLO and Israel in 1993 led to an end of violence and an agreement granting Palestinian self-rule in parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Further negotiations to resolve outstanding issues proceeded intermittently in the 1990s but broke down amid renewed violence in late 2000
land of the western bank of the Jordan River, Judea and Samaria
Area of land unilaterally annexed by Jordan in 1949 - includes East Jerusalem
The area of Palestine west of the Jordan River seized from Jordan by Israel in the June 1967 War In 1988 it remained Israeli- occupied territory and was not recognized by the United States government as part of Israel Israelis refer to this area as Judea and Samaria
Territory west of the Jordan River which Israel captured from Jordan in its defensive 1967 War Often referred to by its Biblical names, Judea and Samaria, this land is home to a Palestinian population of over 1 5 million, as well as 130,000 Jewish residents Under the terms of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, Palestinian autonomy is to spread from the Gaza Strip and Jericho to other areas of the West Bank
an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians
Turkish - English
west bank
west bank

    Turkish pronunciation

    west bängk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwest ˈbaɴɢk/ /ˈwɛst ˈbæŋk/

    Etymology

    [ 'west ] (adverb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German westar to the west and probably to Latin vesper evening, Greek hesperos.
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