Palestine (region)

Palestine (Greek: ?????????? Palaistin?, Latin: Syria Palæstina, Hebrew: ??????? Palestina,

Current status

Following the 1949 armistice agreement between Israel and neighboring Arab states, Palestine disappeared as a distinct territory. The territory previously known as Palestine was occupied by Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/images/israel05.jpg http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gov46/israel-post-armstice-1949.gif In the course of 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Israel captured an additional 26% of the Mandate territory west of the Jordan river and annexed it to the new state. Known as al-Nakba (the catastrophe) to Palestinians, the 1948 war resulted in the destruction of over 500 Palestinian villages and the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinian refugees. Jordan captured about 21% of the Mandate territory (which became known as the West Bank), including parts of Jerusalem that included the old city and eastern environments and separated the city into West and East Jerusalem. The Gaza Strip was captured by Egypt.

Related Topics:
1948 Arab-Israeli War - West Bank - Gaza Strip - Egypt

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After 1948, the term "Palestine" was regularly used in political contexts to describe land considered by the speaker to rightfully belong to a Palestinian state. Various declarations, such as the 1988 proclamation of a State of Palestine by the PLO referred to a country called Palestine, defining its borders with differing degrees of clarity. Most recently, the Palestine draft constitution refers to borders based on the West Bank and Gaza Strip prior to the 1967 Six-Day War. This so-called Green Line follows the 1949 armistice line; the permanent borders are yet to be negotiated. Furthermore, since 1994, there has been a Palestinian Authority controlling varying portions of historic Palestine.

Related Topics:
Palestinian state - 1988 - State of Palestine - PLO - 1967 - Six-Day War - Green Line - 1949 armistice line - Palestinian Authority

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