Israel Agrees to Transfer Land to Palestinian National Authority
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Israel, Palestine
- Date: September 24, 1995
Article abstract: Israel has long indicated a willingness to negotiate its boundaries and turn over certain of its occupied lands to Arabs; however, Palestinians have demanded more land than Israel can cede.
Origins of the Dispute
After Jordan lost its territory on the West Bank of the Jordan River to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War, King Hussein continued to pay the salaries of Arab teachers, Muslim clergy, and members of the Jordanian parliament who resided in the captured territories. Meanwhile, although no peace treaty was ever signed, Israel and...
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