Borders of Israel: Difference between revisions

On 15 May 15, 1948, the Transjordanian [[Arab Legion]], in conjunction with other regular Arab armies, entered what had been Mandatethe Palestine,Palestinian seizing controlpart of what come to be called the WestPalestinian BankMandate, aswhile wellother asArab Eastarmies Jerusaleminvaded includingother parts of the Old Cityterritory. The [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]] was brought to an end by the [[Lausanne Conference of 1949]] at which the [[1949 Armistice Agreements]] were concluded. The resulting armistice line is commonly referred to as the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]], and was expressly declared to be a temporary [[demarcation line]], rather than a permanent border, and the Armistice Agreements relegated the issue of permanent borders to future negotiations. After the armistice, Transjordan was in control of what come to be called the West Bank, as well as East Jerusalem including the Old City.

The area to the west of the Jordan River, seized by Jordan during the 1948 War, now commonly referred as the West Bank, was [[Jordanian annexation of the West Bank|annexed by Jordan in 1950]],<ref name="In the Act of Union, 1950">In the ''Act of Union'', 1950.</ref> with the border being the 1949 armistice line, though Jordan laid claim to all of Mandate Palestine. Jordan's annexation was only recognised by three countries. The West Bank remained part of Jordan until Israel captured it in 1967, during the [[Six-Day War]], though Jordan continued to claim the territory as its own after that date. In July 1988, Jordan renounced all claims to the West Bank,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/88_july31.html|title=Address to the Nation|website=www.kinghussein.gov.jo}}</ref><ref name="nytimes1988">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/01/world/hussein-surrenders-claims-west-bank-plo-us-peace-plan-jeopardy-internal-tensions.html|title=U.S. PEACE PLAN IN JEOPARDY; Internal Tensions|date=August 1, 1988|work=The New York Times}}</ref> in favour of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people".<ref name=Kassim/>

The [[Israel–Jordan peace treaty]], signed on October 26, October 1994, resolved all outstanding territorial and border issues between the two countries that had existed since the 1948 War. The treaty specified and fully recognized the international border between Israel and Jordan, with Jordan confirming its renunciation of any claim to the West Bank. Upon its signing, the [[Jordan River|Jordan]] and [[Yarmouk River]]s, the [[Dead Sea]], the [[Arabah|Emek Ha'arva/Wadi Araba]] and the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] were officially designated as the borders between Israel and Jordan and between Jordan and the territory occupied by Israel in 1967.<ref name="Jordan Treaty">{{cite web |url=http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/jordan_treaty.asp|title=The Avalon Project : Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan}} {{cite web |url=http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/jordan_treaty_annex1.asp|title=Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty Annex I|date=October 26, 1994|publisher=Yale Law School}}</ref> For the latter, the agreement requires that the demarcation use a different presentation, and that it carry the following disclaimer: <blockquote> "This line is the administrative boundary between Jordan and the territory which came under Israeli military government control in 1967. Any treatment of this line shall be without prejudice to the status of the territory."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/israel-jordan-peace-treaty-annex-i|title=Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty--Annex I|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref></blockquote>