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The '''West Bank''' is a piece of land in the [[Middle East]]. It touches the [[Dead Sea]] and the [[River Jordan]]. The landscape is mostly hills or desert. The weather in the summer is hot and dry. It is cooler and rainy in the winter. |
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Right now, the area is under the control of [[Israel]]. Some Israelis and other nations disagree on whose it really is. |
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| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ar|الضفة الغربية}}<br/>{{lang|he|הגדה המערבית}}}} |
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Since [[1990]] there are talks between the Israeli government and the [[Palestinian]]s about what will happen in the West Bank and the [[Gaza Strip]] in the future. Most people on the West Bank are [[Palestinians]] but there are also many Jewish settlers in settlements. There has been some controversy about these settlements. |
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| image_map = File:West_Bank_in_Palestine_(%2Bclaimed).svg |
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| map_caption = Location of the West Bank within the claimed territory of the [[State of Palestine]] |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|32|00|N|35|21|E|region:PS|display=inline,title}} |
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| population_total = 2,949,246 <nowiki>(est., July 2021)</nowiki>{{efn|Over 670,000 [[Israeli settlement|Israeli settlers]] live in the West Bank as of 2022; approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in [[East Jerusalem]] as of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/west-bank/#people-and-society|title=West Bank|date=17 October 2023|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|via=CIA.gov}}</ref>}} |
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| area_total_km2 = 5655 |
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| blank2_info = [[Palestinian Arabic|Arabic]], [[Modern Hebrew|Hebrew]] |
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| blank3_info = [[Islam]], [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], [[Samaritanism]] |
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| blank4_info = [[Israeli new shekel|Israeli shekel]] (ILS)<br />[[Jordanian dinar]] (JOD) |
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The '''West Bank''' is a piece of land in the [[Middle East]]. It touches the [[Dead Sea]] and the [[River Jordan]]. The landscape is mostly hills or desert. The weather in the summer is hot and dry. It is cooler and rainy in the winter. Some Israelis and other nations disagree on whose it really is. Since [[1990]] there are talks between the Israeli government and the [[Palestinian]]s about what will happen in the West Bank and the [[Gaza Strip]] in the future. Most people on the West Bank are [[Palestinians]] but there are also many Jewish settlers in settlements. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegal under [[international law]]. The territory has been under [[Israeli occupation of the West Bank|Israeli occupation since 1967]]. |
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The West Bank is called ''Judea and Samaria District'' by the Israeli government and some Jews and Christians. |
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The West Bank is divided into 165 [[Palestinian enclaves]] that are under partial [[Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian rule]]. The rest of the West Bank, including 200 [[Israeli settlement]]s, is under [[Area C (West Bank)|full Israeli control]].<!--The Gaza Strip is ruled by the militant group [[Hamas]] and has been [[Blockade of the Gaza Strip|blockaded by Israel and Egypt]] since 2007.--><!--{{efn| name = control|Israel allows the PNA to execute some functions in the Palestinian territories, depending on the [[West Bank Areas in the Oslo II Accord|area classification]]. It maintains minimal interference (retaining control of borders: [[National airspace|air]],--><ref name=GazaSeaAir>[http://www.btselem.org/english/Gaza_Strip/Control_on_Air_space_and_territorial_waters.asp Israel's control of the airspace and the territorial waters of the Gaza Strip] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605005942/http://www.btselem.org/english/Gaza_Strip/Control_on_Air_space_and_territorial_waters.asp |date=5 June 2011 }}.</ref> |
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Israeli settlers and civilians living or traveling through the West Bank [[Israeli law in the West Bank settlements|are subject to Israeli law]], and are represented in the [[Knesset]]; On the other hand, Palestinian civilians (and mostly stuck in or confined to [[Palestinian enclaves|scattered enclaves]]), are subject to [[martial law]] and are not permitted to vote in Israel's national elections.{{efn|While Arab citizens of Israel, most of whom are ethnically Palestinian, can vote in Israeli national elections and live under civilian not military rule, very few live in the West Bank settlements, whose funding and purpose is directed at promoting Jewish residency.}} |
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== Names == |
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The occupied West Bank is called ''"Judea and Samaria"'' by the Israeli government{{cn}} and some Jews and [[Christian Zionists]] [[:en:Christian Zionists|(en)]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Rebecca |title="Amen" for Israel, say Christian Zionists |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL02191676/ |accessdate=24 March 2024 |agency=Reuters |publisher=Reuters |date=2 October 2007}}</ref>{{}}<!-- |
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'''Judea and Samaria''' (also known as the [[West Bank]] region of [[Palestine]]) is a land spanning from the [[Jordan River]] in the east, to [[Israel]] in the west. The total population of the [[West Bank]] surpasses 3.2 million. --><!-- |
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== Territorial disputes == |
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The West Bank is occupied by the State of Israel, but at the same time has some autonomous enclaves, with its own government called the [[Palestinian National Authority]], in contrast to the (until recently) blockaded self governing region of the [[Gaza Strip]].{{cn}} |
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*[http://www.imemc.org/ IMEMC] |
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*[http://www.jpost.com Jerusalem Post] |
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== Notes == |
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 22 August 2024
West Bank
الضفة الغربية הגדה המערבית | |
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 Location of the West Bank within the claimed territory of the State of Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°00′N 35°21′E / 32.000°N 35.350°E | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,655 km2 (2,183 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,949,246 (est., July 2021)[a] |
| Languages | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Religion | Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Samaritanism |
| Currency | Israeli shekel (ILS) Jordanian dinar (JOD) |
The West Bank is a piece of land in the Middle East. It touches the Dead Sea and the River Jordan. The landscape is mostly hills or desert. The weather in the summer is hot and dry. It is cooler and rainy in the winter. Some Israelis and other nations disagree on whose it really is. Since 1990 there are talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinians about what will happen in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in the future. Most people on the West Bank are Palestinians but there are also many Jewish settlers in settlements. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegal under international law. The territory has been under Israeli occupation since 1967.
The State of Palestine claims the West Bank with East Jerusalem included.
The West Bank is divided into 165 Palestinian enclaves that are under partial Palestinian rule. The rest of the West Bank, including 200 Israeli settlements, is under full Israeli control.[2]
Israeli settlers and civilians living or traveling through the West Bank are subject to Israeli law, and are represented in the Knesset; On the other hand, Palestinian civilians (and mostly stuck in or confined to scattered enclaves), are subject to martial law and are not permitted to vote in Israel's national elections.[b]
Names
[change | change source]The occupied West Bank is called "Judea and Samaria" by the Israeli government[source?] and some Jews and Christian Zionists (en).[3]{{}}
Related pages
[change | change source]Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Bank.
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Over 670,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank as of 2022; approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem as of 2019.[1]
- ↑ While Arab citizens of Israel, most of whom are ethnically Palestinian, can vote in Israeli national elections and live under civilian not military rule, very few live in the West Bank settlements, whose funding and purpose is directed at promoting Jewish residency.
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ "West Bank". Central Intelligence Agency. 17 October 2023 – via CIA.gov.
- ↑ Israel's control of the airspace and the territorial waters of the Gaza Strip Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Harrison, Rebecca (2 October 2007). ""Amen" for Israel, say Christian Zionists". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
