Damascus Gate

This map shows what is referred to as the West Bank.  The term literally means “the land that is on the West Bank of the Jordan River”.  In 1948, there was a war between the Jews and the Palestinians in Palestine.  The Jews won this war and refer to it as their War of Independence.  [...]

“We must reach an agreement with the Palestinians, the essence of which is that we shall actually withdraw from almost all the territories, if not from all the territories.”  -   Ehud Olmert
For years Israel has followed the policy of “creating facts on the ground”.  They have built settlements in the West Bank with utter disregard [...]