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It served as the de facto borders of the State of Israel from 1949 until the Six-Day War in 1967, and continues to represent Israel's internationally recognized borders with the two Palestinian territories: the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. [2] [3] The Green Line was intended as a demarcation line rather than a permanent border.
[1] [2] In April 2009, Obama gave a speech in Ankara, Turkey, which was well received by many Arab governments. [3] On June 4, 2009, Obama delivered a speech at Cairo University in Egypt calling for "A New Beginning" in relations between the Islamic world and the United States and promoting Middle East peace. [4]
On July 12, 1967, Secretary of State Rusk announced that the U.S. position on the Near East crisis was outlined in the President's statement of June 19 and that it provided the basis for a just and equitable settlement between the Arab states and Israel. [58] On August 16, 1967, the Israeli Foreign Office stated that Israel agreed with the ...
On 27–28 June 1967, East Jerusalem was integrated into Jerusalem by extension of its municipal borders and was placed under the civil law, jurisdiction and administration of the State of Israel. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] In a unanimous General Assembly resolution, the UN declared the measures trying to change the status of the city invalid.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Map 1: United Nations -derived boundary map of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories (2007, updated to 2018) The modern borders of Israel exist as the result both of past wars and of diplomatic agreements between the State of Israel and its neighbours, as well as an effect of the agreements ...
The Purple Line was the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria after the 1967 Six-Day War which serves as the de facto border between the two countries. In 2024 following the fall of Ba'athist Syria, Israel broke the Purple Line during its invasion of Syria .
Former President Obama (D) said “nobody’s hands are clean” amid conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. “[I]f you want to solve the problem, then, you have to ...
The peace process was revitalized in September 2010, with direct talks between Israel and Palestine, with the U.S. supporting the negotiations. With little headway made, the Palestinian National Authority decided to present a draft resolution to the Security Council, resisting strong pressure from both United States President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.