Jordanian annexation of the West Bank
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The Jordanian annexation of the West Bank was the 1950 incorporation of the territory west of the Jordan River into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a move recognized by only a few countries and later reversed after the 1967 Six-Day War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jordanian annexation of the West Bank canonical | 2 |
| Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan over Arab Palestine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jordanian annexation of the West Bank Context triple: [British Mandate for Palestine, followedBy, Jordanian annexation of the West Bank]
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A.
Jordanian–Palestinian conflict
The Jordanian–Palestinian conflict was a violent political and military struggle in the late 1960s and early 1970s between the Jordanian monarchy and Palestinian guerrilla organizations over control, sovereignty, and the Palestinian armed presence in Jordan.
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B.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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C.
Israel–Jordan peace treaty
The Israel–Jordan peace treaty is a 1994 agreement that formally ended the state of war between Israel and Jordan, established mutual recognition, and normalized diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.
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D.
Question of Palestine
The Question of Palestine refers to the ongoing international diplomatic, legal, and political issue concerning the rights, status, and self-determination of the Palestinian people and the broader Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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E.
State of Palestine
The State of Palestine is a partially recognized sovereign entity representing the Palestinian people, claiming the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital and holding non-member observer state status at the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jordanian annexation of the West Bank Target entity description: The Jordanian annexation of the West Bank was the 1950 incorporation of the territory west of the Jordan River into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a move recognized by only a few countries and later reversed after the 1967 Six-Day War.
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A.
Jordanian–Palestinian conflict
The Jordanian–Palestinian conflict was a violent political and military struggle in the late 1960s and early 1970s between the Jordanian monarchy and Palestinian guerrilla organizations over control, sovereignty, and the Palestinian armed presence in Jordan.
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B.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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C.
Israel–Jordan peace treaty
The Israel–Jordan peace treaty is a 1994 agreement that formally ended the state of war between Israel and Jordan, established mutual recognition, and normalized diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.
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D.
Question of Palestine
The Question of Palestine refers to the ongoing international diplomatic, legal, and political issue concerning the rights, status, and self-determination of the Palestinian people and the broader Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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E.
State of Palestine
The State of Palestine is a partially recognized sovereign entity representing the Palestinian people, claiming the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital and holding non-member observer state status at the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political event ⓘ territorial annexation ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup |
Jordanian citizens of Palestinian origin
ⓘ
Palestinian ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinians
|
| appliesToTerritory |
East Jerusalem
ⓘ
West Bank ⓘ |
| capitalImpacted | status of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| describedAs |
a step toward Jordan–Palestine union by its supporters
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unlawful by many international lawyers ⓘ |
| endedBy | Six-Day War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1967 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Israeli de facto control of the West Bank
ⓘ
Jordanian disengagement from the West Bank ⓘ |
| follows |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
ⓘ
surface form:
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Jordanian occupation of the West Bank ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Jordanian military control of the West Bank after 1948
ⓘ
outcome of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
administrative integration of the West Bank into Jordan
ⓘ
extension of Jordanian citizenship to West Bank Palestinians ⓘ inclusion of West Bank seats in the Jordanian parliament ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Jericho Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Jericho Conference resolutions
decision of the Jordanian parliament ⓘ |
| location |
East Jerusalem
ⓘ
Kingdom of Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
West Bank ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
Arab League
ⓘ
most United Nations member states ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Arab League
ⓘ
Palestinian national movement ⓘ |
| partOf | Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1950 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Iraq
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (de facto, not de jure)
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| relatedTo |
Green Line (Israel)
ⓘ
Jordanian rule in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| reversedBy | Israeli occupation of the West Bank ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Jericho Conference ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950-04-24 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Jordanian annexation of the West Bank Description of subject: The Jordanian annexation of the West Bank was the 1950 incorporation of the territory west of the Jordan River into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a move recognized by only a few countries and later reversed after the 1967 Six-Day War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan over Arab Palestine