A State Department map shows Palestinian population centers in the West Bank. Obama was surprised to see how “systematic” the Israelis had been at cutting them off from one another.

The post Pressed on why his Israel map doesn’t mark West Bank, ... This is a population of [Palestinians] who live there,” the reporter interjects. “I didn’t get into that.

The West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, covers a land area of 5,655sq km (2,183sq miles), making it about 15 times larger than the Gaza Strip, spread over 365sq km (141sq miles).

Middle East Palestinian organization unveils map that shows Israel controls 44.5% of West Bank amid increased settlement Illegal settler population has tripled in West Bank since 1995, reaching ...

Troops were deployed to the West Bank area which was captured by Palestine in the 1967 Middle East war. Deputy governor of the Jenin refugee camp, Kamal Abu al-Roub, said: ‘There are about 3,000 ...

According to official Israeli government data released last week, the population of Israeli settlements in the West Bank grew almost 25 percent between 2009 -- when current Israeli Prime Minister ...

The 1949 armistice line, or “Green Line,” made up the boundaries of Israel, the West Bank (the area west of the Jordan River) and the Gaza Strip. Until 1967, Egypt retained control of Gaza and ...

Area: 22,000 sq km. Population: 9.5m. Prime minister: Binyamin Netanyahu.

RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL – MARCH 01: Benny Gantz, Blue and White Party leader leaves after making a statement to the press on March 1, 2020 in Ramat Gan, Israel. Israelis will head to the polls ...