West Bank
Disputed Middle Eastern region
The West Bank is a landlocked territory in the Middle East, bordered by Israel and Jordan.
It takes its name from its position west of the Jordan River.
Captured by Israel from Jordan in the 1967 war, it remains contested, with Palestinians seeking it as part of a future state while Israeli settlements have expanded throughout.
The conflict over the West Bank shows no sign of resolution.
Palestinian government headquarters
- HebronHistoric West Bank city
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
- JerichoAncient walled Palestinian city
- Green LineNamed rail or boundary
One's regular paid work
- settlementsEstablished communities or agreements
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
- intifadaArab popular rebellion
- Oslo AccordsIsraeli-PLO peace framework
two-state solution · annexation · blockade · curfew · incursions · demolitions · displacement · resistance
Nativity's traditional setting
- HebronHistoric West Bank city
- SamaritansSamarian ethnoreligious community members
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- holy sitesPlaces of religious significance
biblical · Abraham · Jacob · monasteries
Palestinian government headquarters
- Palestinian AuthorityInterim Palestinian governing body
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
- PLOPalestinian political body
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
diaspora · right of return · Al-Aqsa · keffiyeh · olive groves · Arafat · self-determination · statehood
Established communities or agreements
Ancient walled Palestinian city
- Dead Sea ScrollsAncient manuscripts from Judean caves
- MasadaAncient Judean mountain fortress
- JudeaAncient Palestinian territory
- SamariaAncient Israelite capital region
Canaanites · Philistines · King David · Solomon · Byzantine · Crusades · Ottoman · British Mandate
Ramallah
Palestinian government headquarters
- HebronHistoric West Bank city
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
- JerichoAncient walled Palestinian city
Green Line · Dead Sea · Jordan River · governorates · territories
occupation
One's regular paid work
- settlementsEstablished communities or agreements
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
- intifadaArab popular rebellion
Oslo Accords · two-state solution · annexation · blockade · curfew · incursions · demolitions · displacement · resistance · ceasefire
Bethlehem
Nativity's traditional setting
- HebronHistoric West Bank city
- SamaritansSamarian ethnoreligious community members
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
holy sites · biblical · Abraham · Jacob · monasteries
Ramallah
Palestinian government headquarters
- Palestinian AuthorityInterim Palestinian governing body
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
- PLOPalestinian political body
refugees · diaspora · right of return · Al-Aqsa · keffiyeh · olive groves · Arafat · self-determination · statehood
settlements
Established communities or agreements
Jericho
Ancient walled Palestinian city
- Dead Sea ScrollsAncient manuscripts from Judean caves
- MasadaAncient Judean mountain fortress
- JudeaAncient Palestinian territory
Samaria · Canaanites · Philistines · King David · Solomon · Byzantine · Crusades · Ottoman · British Mandate
- Jewish HistoryHolocaust, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon
- Disputed TerritoriesKashmir, Crimea, Taiwan, Kosovo, Falklands
- Intifadastone throwing, Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation, PLO, Yasser Arafat
- PalestineGaza, Gaza Strip, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Hebron
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- IsraelIsrael, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Hebrew