The political status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

The political status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip is one of the most violently disputed issues in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Various conferences and negotiations have been conducted to determine the status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip (see “Palestinian territories”).
The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (the DOP, better known [...]

Judea and Samaria

Judea and Samaria (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן‎, Yehuda VeShomron, also an acronym יו”ש Yosh or ש”י Shai; Arabic: اليهودية والسامرة‎, al-Yahudiyyah was-Sāmarah) is the official Israeli name of the seventh District of Israel. Jordan occupied the territory and annexed it in 1950. The area was captured from Jordan by Israel in the 1967 Six Day war, [...]

Boundaries

The Palestinian territories consist of two (or perhaps three) distinct areas — the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Israel regards East Jerusalem not to be a part of the West Bank, but regards it is as part of a unified Jerusalem, which is Israel’s capital. The eastern limit of the West Bank [...]

United Nations Security Council Resolution 242

United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 (S/RES/242), one of the most commonly referenced UN resolutions in Middle Eastern politics, was adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council on November 22, 1967 in the aftermath of the Six Day War. It was adopted under Chapter VI of the United Nations charter, [19] and was reaffirmed by [...]

Political status

The political status of these territories has been the subject of negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and of numerous statements and resolutions by the United Nations. See List of United Nations resolutions concerning Israel for further details.
The current and future political status of the territories is highly controversial. Specific issues include [...]

Name

Other terms used to describe these areas collectively are “the disputed territories”, “Israeli-occupied territories”, and “the occupied territories”. Further terms include “Yesha” (Judea-Samaria-Gaza), “liberated territories”, “administered territories”, “Territories of Undetermined Permanent Status”, “1967 territories”, and simply “the territories”.
The United Nations generally uses the term “Occupied Palestinian Territory”, with the “Palestinian” label having gained use since [...]

When to Go

When to travel into the Palestinian territories is almost entirely dependent on its level of security. Travellers are advised to check current warnings prior to travel. Weather-wise you could visit the territories anytime, although August can be uncomfortably hot, especially in low-lying areas and Gaza. December and January can be downright chilly.

Name

Other terms used to describe these areas collectively are “the disputed territories”, “Israeli-occupied territories”, and “the occupied territories”. Further terms include “Yesha” (Judea-Samaria-Gaza), “liberated territories”, “Territories of Undetermined Permanent Status”, “1967 territories”, and simply “the territories”.
The United Nations generally uses the term “Occupied Palestinian Territory”, with the “Palestinian” label having gained use since the 1970s. [...]

The Palestinian territories

The Palestinian territories is one of a number of designations for those portions of the British Mandate of Palestine captured and occupied by Jordan and by Egypt in the late 1940s, and captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Today, the designation typically refers to the territories governed in varying degrees by the Palestinian Authority [...]