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Jordan also illegally annexed the West Bank for almost 20 years and they don't have the right to give it away. In reality it was occupied by Jordan and now by Israel.
Well, no. Jordan did illegally occupy/annex Judea and Samaria. What made it illegal? Because Jordan crossed an international border into territory which was outside her sovereignty, and indeed, was territory belonging to another sovereign. That is generally considered against international law.
Israel, on the other hand, NEVER crossed an international border into territory under another sovereign. Israel is in the midst of a (lengthy) civil war between two local distinct peoples, both wishing self-determination.
*excepting the Golan Heights
Israel was the first to propose the armistice line of 1949, "the Green Line", as the border for Israel.
And your point is?
They crossed the border into territory controlled by another sovereign.