Green line

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Green line from the perspective of the UN


The Green Line is an armistice line between Israel and the West Bank , Gaza Strip , the Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula, and is another term for the demarcation line from the 1949 Armistice Agreement . The name is traced back to the green ink that was used to draw borders during the negotiations of the armistice .

history

Until the Six Day War in 1967, the Gaza Strip was occupied by Egypt and the West Bank, including the eastern part of Jerusalem, by Jordan in violation of international law. Since the conquest of the Golan Heights after the Six Day War in 1967, these have been under Israeli sovereignty . The Sinai Peninsula was returned to Egypt in 1979 after the peace treaty was signed . The Jerusalem Law of 1980 implied the incorporation of the eastern part of Jerusalem into the capital of Israel by annexation . In the West Bank, Jordanian law was in effect until the Oslo peace process . The Gaza Strip was completely returned to the Arab side in 2005 through the withdrawal of Israel - combined with the dismantling of all Israeli settlements.

Peace negotiations

In the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the 1949 armistice line, known as the 1967 border, plays an important role, as the Palestinians view it as the basis for future demarcation between the State of Palestine and the State of Israel. An offer to establish a Palestinian state on more than 90% of the West Bank and 100% of the Gaza Strip as well as with Israeli land compensation was rejected by Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Green Line: The name was given to the armistice borders of 1949, which in fact constituted the borders of Israel until 1967. Glossary: ​​Israel . , Library of Congress Country Studies
  2. ↑ USA rely on 1967 borders . n-tv.de , May 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ Israel's 1967 Borders: What's the Fuss about? europenews.dk, June 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ 94% from the perspective of the Israeli government, which does not regard East Jerusalem as part of the "disputed areas"
  5. ^ The Israeli Camp David II Proposals for Final Settlement . MidEastWeb, accessed January 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ Bruno Schirra : Who is Abbas really? Retrieved January 29, 2012.