Green Line
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The Green Line is the demarcation line established in the 1949 Armistice Agreements that serves as the internationally recognized boundary between Israel and the territories captured in 1967, including the West Bank.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Green Line canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armistice line
ⓘ
demarcation line ⓘ international boundary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Israel–Syria ceasefire line
ⓘ
surface form:
1949 Armistice Line
1967 borders ⓘ Jordan–Israel border ⓘ
surface form:
Israel–Jordan Armistice Line
pre-1967 borders ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
|
| cartographicRepresentation | commonly drawn as a green line on maps of Israel and the Palestinian territories ⓘ |
| changedBy | territorial changes after the 1967 Six-Day War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Egypt
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1949 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
ⓘ
surface form:
1948 Arab–Israeli War
|
| establishedBy | 1949 Armistice Agreements ⓘ |
| governedBy |
United Nations Security Council resolutions
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Arab–Israeli conflict
|
| legalStatus | armistice line not formally a political border in the 1949 agreements ⓘ |
| lengthApproximate | about 315 kilometers between Israel and the West Bank ⓘ |
| marksBoundaryBetween |
Israel and Egypt
ⓘ
Lebanon and Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Israel and Lebanon
Israel and the Gaza Strip ⓘ Golan Heights ⓘ
surface form:
Israel and the Golan Heights
West Bank ⓘ
surface form:
Israel and the West Bank
|
| namedFor | green ink used to draw the line on maps ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Haifa District
ⓘ
surface form:
Haifa district
Jerusalem ⓘ Tel Aviv metropolitan area ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
basis for many international positions on Israeli borders
ⓘ
reference line for Israeli settlement policy debates ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | de facto international boundary of Israel before 1967 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United Nations
ⓘ
most foreign governments ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
Oslo Accords discussions
ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 242 ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement |
Israel–Egypt General Armistice Agreement of 1949
ⓘ
1949 Armistice Agreements ⓘ
surface form:
Israel–Jordan Armistice Agreement of 1949
1949 Armistice Agreements ⓘ
surface form:
Israel–Lebanon General Armistice Agreement of 1949
|
| separates |
Gaza Strip
ⓘ
Golan Heights ⓘ Israel ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
West Bank ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debates over land swaps in peace plans ⓘ |
| usedAsReferenceIn |
Arab–Israeli peace process
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian peace negotiations
two-state solution proposals ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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