Jordan Abandons Its West Bank
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Geography
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Palestine, Jordan
- Date: July 31, 1988
Article abstract: Jordan’s King Hussein relinquished all claims to the territories west of the Jordan River, held by Israel; the king declared that those lands would belong to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Conflicting Claims
On May 14, 1948, Great Britain gave up its Palestine Mandate and withdrew from Palestine. Jordan quickly joined Syria and Egypt in a war to prevent a Jewish state from being formed, but in the struggle that followed, Israel won its independence. During the war, however, King Abdullah of Jordan had gained control of a...
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