RE: Israel strikes Hamas and Hezbollah targets
OFF TOPIC: Misinformation
※→ Kruska,
et al,
This is simply the deceptive manipulation of the ground truth.
Gaza and the West-Bank were NEVER sovereign territories of Egypt nor Jordan - these occupied Palestinian territories (due to the numerous known wars involving Israel) - had been occupied by the respective nations.
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For the proposes of the Jordanian Territory west of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea (AKA: The West Bank), you need to read the official position on the Jordanian History site.
http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/history.html
kinghussein.gov.jo
http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo › histor
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Unification of the Two Banks
◈ On April 11, 1950, elections were held for a new Jordanian parliament in which the Palestinian Arabs of the West Bank were equally represented. Thirteen days later, Parliament unanimously approved a motion to unite the two banks of the Jordan River, constitutionally expanding the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in order to safeguard what was left of the Arab territory of Palestine from further Zionist expansion.
THEN:
◈ On July 28, 1988, King Hussein announced the cessation of a $1.3 billion development program for the West Bank, explaining that the measure was designed to allow the PLO more responsibility for the area. Two days later, he formally dissolved Parliament, ending West Bank representation in the legislature. Finally, on July 31 King Hussein announced the severance of all administrative and legal ties with the occupied West Bank. Accordingly, electoral districts were redrawn to represent East Bank constituencies only. This disengagement decision marks the turning point that launched the current democratic process, and began a new stage in Jordan’s relationship with West Bank Palestinians.
While the King said it was to help the PLO, the actual Treaty said something different. The King did not grant the Palestinians any territory. In fact, the PLO had not yet been appointed the conserator of the territory. The PLO was not yet been assigned the role as the
sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. That would not happen until November of that year (1988). That was too little, too late. The PLO had not formed an actual Provisional Government.
The Gaza Strip was not actually ceded to the Palestinians. "
Although the All-Palestine Government was projected as the nucleus of Palestinian self-government, it was an Egyptian-led phantom deliberately created by the Arab states to meet their publics' opposition to partition and to challenge Transjordan's claim to the rest of Arab Palestine." The fake All Palestine Government (
specifically President Gamal Abdel Nasser) was closed by the Egyptian President in 1959.
As a matter of support, the following is an excerpt of a UN Memo from the Office of Legal Affairs. (DEC 2012)
Jordan and Egypt gave back these occupied Palestinian territories to the PALESTINIANS - but Israel simply kept them occupied - even against international law - annexed the occupied Golan Heights from Syria.
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This is simply a blatant false statement. Jordan nor Egypt gave anything to the Palestinians.
In terms of the West Bank and Jordan, the Border is (essentially) the Jordan River. Any territory that Jordan annexed in April 1950, was now on the west side of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. I recommend you read the actual treaty.
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Article II. (United Nations — Treaty Series ---
Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Government of the State of Israel, 1979)
The permanent boundary between Egypt and Israel is the recog nized international boundary between Egypt and the former mandated territory of Palestine, as shown on the map at Annex II, without prejudice to the issue of the status of the Gaza Strip. The Parties recognize this boundary as inviolable. Each will respect the territorial integrity of the other, including their territorial waters and airspace.
You might take note that neither Treaty (Egyptian or Jordanian) references action bequeathing any territory to any Palestinian entity. Quite the contrary, the agreement is between the two pairs of states.
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I welcome any counter "Fact Check" that you might submit.
Most Respectfully,
R