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The Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty created some divisions between Jordan and the Palestinian Authority over the issue of the Islamic holy places in East Jerusalem, over which the treaty recognized Jordanian guardianship, while the Palestinian Authority claimed to have the same rights.
A Palestinian delegation from the Jericho Conference presenting King Abdullah with the conference resolution for unity of the West Bank with Jordan under the Hashemite crown The Jericho Conference ( Arabic : مؤتمر أريحا ) was held in December 1948 to decide the future of the portion of Palestine that was held by Jordan at the end of ...
The Jordanian administration of the West Bank officially began on 24 April 1950, and ended with the decision to sever ties on 31 July 1988. The period started during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, when Jordan occupied and subsequently annexed the portion of Mandatory Palestine that became known as the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
1921: In March, the Cairo Conference (1921) agrees to award the Emirate of Trans-Jordan to Abdullah and the mandate of Mesopotamia to Faisal [6] During the conference, Winston Churchill convinced Abdullah to stay put and not attack the French because that would threaten his throne in Transjordan since the French had military superiority over his forces.
The history of the State of Palestine describes the creation and evolution of the State of Palestine in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. During the British mandate period, numerous plans of partition of Palestine were proposed but without the agreement of all parties. In 1947, the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was voted for. The ...
Satellite image of the Palestine region from 2003. The timeline of the Palestine region is a timeline of major events in the history of Palestine. For more details on the history of Palestine see History of Palestine. In cases where the year or month is uncertain, it is marked with a slash, for example 636/7 and January/February.
All-Palestine Protectorate: Flag of the Arab Revolt. 1948–1958: Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt and the Co-Official Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt: Green flag with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars. 1948–1967: Jordanian-annexed West Bank: Flag of Jordan, used during occupation of West Bank. 1952–1958
1917: British occupation of the region and the beginning of the British Mandate for Palestine. 1929: the outbreak of the 1929 Palestine riots. 1936: Beginning of the Arab revolt in Palestine. 29 November 1947: UN resolution to partition Palestine. 1948 onwards Modern period Israel / Egypt / Jordan / Palestinian National Authority / Hamas ...