• In 1947, the United Nations divided Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and a new Jewish state. • The U. N. plan gave the West Bank to the proposed Arab state.
In 1949, Jordan occupied and later annexed the West Bank
In 1967 Israel occupied the West Bank
• In 1987 the first Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation occurred in the West Bank.
• By 2000 the Palestinians controlled less than one-fifth of the West Bank, while Israeli occupation continued in the remainder.
A growing number of Israelis are settling in the West Bank. This is a threat to peace in the region because
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two different groups claim control of the West Bank.
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the United Nations has prohibited settlement of this region.
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Israel has tried to stop the movement to the area.
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the area is now occupied by the state of Jordan.