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Jerusalem
62 linksCity in Western Asia.
City in Western Asia.
The city straddles the Green Line between Israel and the West Bank; both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital.
Six-Day War
49 linksThe Six-Day War (מִלְחֶמֶת שֵׁשֶׁת הַיָּמִים; النكسة or حرب 1967), also known as the June War, the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or the Third Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from 5 to 10 June 1967 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states primarily comprising Jordan, Syria and Egypt (then known as United Arab Republic).
Jordan
43 linksCountry in Western Asia.
Country in Western Asia.
Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and east, Iraq to the northeast, Syria to the north, and the Palestinian West Bank, Israel, and the Dead Sea to the west.
West Bank
37 linksLandlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean in Western Asia.
Landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean in Western Asia.
It is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east and by Israel (see Green Line) to the south, west, and north.
1948 Arab–Israeli War
41 linksThe second and final stage of the 1947–1949 Palestine war.
The second and final stage of the 1947–1949 Palestine war.
On 14 May 1948, David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel and the 1948 Palestine war entered its second phase with the intervention of the Arab state armies and the beginning of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Zionism
37 linksNationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel, the region of Palestine, Canaan, or the Holy Land, on the basis of a long Jewish connection and attachment to that land.
Nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel, the region of Palestine, Canaan, or the Holy Land, on the basis of a long Jewish connection and attachment to that land.
Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Zionism has continued primarily to advocate on behalf of Israel and to address threats to its continued existence and security.
Gaza Strip
34 linksPalestinian enclave on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Palestinian enclave on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
It borders Egypt on the southwest for 11 km and Israel on the east and north along a 51 km border.
Mandatory Palestine
37 linksGeopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 in the region of Palestine under the terms of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine.
Geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 in the region of Palestine under the terms of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine.
After the failure of the Arab population to accept the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, the 1947–1949 Palestine war ended with the territory of Mandatory Palestine divided among the State of Israel, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which annexed territory on the West Bank of the Jordan River, and the Kingdom of Egypt, which established the "All-Palestine Protectorate" in the Gaza Strip.
Tel Aviv
33 linksTel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel.
Jews
36 linksEthnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah.
Ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah.
The modern State of Israel is the only country where Jews form a majority of the population.