Jordanian annexation of the West Bank

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The Jordanian annexation of the West Bank was the 1950 incorporation of the territory west of the Jordan River into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a move recognized by only a few countries and later reversed after the 1967 Six-Day War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political event
territorial annexation
appliesToEthnicGroup Jordanian citizens of Palestinian origin
Palestinian
surface form: Palestinians
appliesToTerritory East Jerusalem
West Bank
capitalImpacted status of Jerusalem
country Jordan
describedAs a step toward Jordan–Palestine union by its supporters
unlawful by many international lawyers
endedBy Six-Day War
endTime 1967
followedBy Israeli de facto control of the West Bank
Jordanian disengagement from the West Bank
follows Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Jordanian occupation of the West Bank
hasCause Jordanian military control of the West Bank after 1948
outcome of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
hasEffect administrative integration of the West Bank into Jordan
extension of Jordanian citizenship to West Bank Palestinians
inclusion of West Bank seats in the Jordanian parliament
legalBasis Jericho Conference
surface form: Jericho Conference resolutions

decision of the Jordanian parliament
location East Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jordan
surface form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

West Bank
notRecognizedBy Arab League
most United Nations member states
opposedBy Arab League
Palestinian national movement
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict
pointInTime 1950
recognizedBy Iraq
Pakistan
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States (de facto, not de jure)
relatedTo Green Line (Israel)
Jordanian rule in Jerusalem
reversedBy Israeli occupation of the West Bank
significantEvent Jericho Conference
startTime 1950-04-24

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British Mandate for Palestine followedBy Jordanian annexation of the West Bank