West Bank

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/west-bank

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is West Bank?Western bank of the Jordan River, West Asia
2. How big is West Bank?Approximately 5,640 square kilometers (2,180 square miles)
3. How many people live in West Bank?Estimated 2,747,943 Palestinians and over 670,000 Israeli settlers
4. What language do people speak in West Bank?Arabic and Hebrew
5. What is the major administrative center?Ramallah
6. What is the international legal status?Considered occupied territory under international law, with Israeli settlements deemed illegal

Israeli Occupation: The military control and administration of the West Bank by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War, subject to international legal scrutiny.
Area A, B, and C: Divisions of the West Bank established by the Oslo Accords, defining varying levels of Palestinian and Israeli administrative and security control.
International Court of Justice (ICJ): The principal judicial organ of the United Nations, which has issued advisory opinions on the legal status of the West Bank.