Borders of Israel: Difference between revisions

On 15 May 1948, the Transjordanian [[Arab Legion]], in conjunction with other regular Arab armies, entered what had been Mandate Palestine, seizing control of what come to be called the West Bank, as well as East Jerusalem including the Old City. 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. The area to the west of the Jordan River, seized by Jordan as a result of the 1948 War, was annexed by Jordan in 1950<ref>In the ''Act of Union'', 1950.</ref> and remained part of Jordan until Israel captured it during the [[Six-Day War]] of 1967, though Jordan continued to claim the territory as its own after that date. In 1988, Jordan renounced all claims to the West Bank,<ref>{{cite web|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/>