Who controls West Bank?
Israel
Presently, most of the West Bank is administered by Israel though 42% of it is under varying degrees of autonomous rule by the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority. The Gaza Strip is currently under the control of Hamas.
What was the West Bank before 1967?
Following the December 1948 Jericho Conference, Transjordan annexed the area west of the Jordan River in 1950, naming it “West Bank” or “Cisjordan”, and designated the area east of the river as “East Bank” or “Transjordan”. Jordan (as it was now known) ruled over the West Bank from 1948 until 1967.
Is West Bank occupied by Israel?
The Israeli occupation of the West Bank began on 7 June 1967 during the Six-Day War when Israel occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and continues to the present day. The official Israeli government view is that the law of occupation does not apply and it claims the territories are “disputed”.
Where is the Israeli side of the Dead Sea?
In the West Bank, Arabic and Hebrew are widely spoken. The Israeli side of the Dead Sea is a possible day trip from Jerusalem (39 km from Northern Dead Sea via the West Bank), Eilat (220 km from Southern Dead Sea), or Tel Aviv (98km from Northern Dead Sea). There are four main road entry routes into the Dead Sea area.
When did Israel take over the West Bank?
The West Bank fell to British forces during World War I, becoming part of the British Mandate of Palestine. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the West Bank was captured by Transjordan (later renamed Jordan), which annexed the West Bank in 1950; it was captured by Israel in the Six-Day War in 1967.
Where was the location of the Dead Sea Scrolls?
An architectural dig looking for Dead Sea Scrolls in the Qumran region has sparked a debate over ownership of artifacts from Israel’s past. The Qumran caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, are in the eastern section of the West Bank. Photo by Lux Moundi/Creative Commons
When did the west bank become an occupied territory?
Since 1979 the United Nations Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly, the United States, the EU, the International Court of Justice, and the International Committee of the Red Cross refer to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as occupied Palestinian territory or the occupied territories.