Who owns the Gaza Strip and the West Bank near Israel? Or are they fighting for it and noone owns them?

Question

I just noticed on a world map (produced by the CIA!) that Gaza Strip and the West Bank are different colors than the surrounding countries. Why?

Answer 1

" Long live Isreal.....?"

"Surrounded by Evil people..?"

Come on ... i dont want to sound anti-semetic but how hypocritical is it when these people(the isrealis) are doing the exact same thing to arabic people they say everyone has done wrong to them in the past. 

And to the comment a couple before mine, how can you defend a country on reasons that they are 'defending themselves' from so called racists when you say the people surrounding Isreal are "evil"....

Arabs are evil? That is a racist comment.

But here is my point, Isreal is backed by a currupt american power who is trying to push palestine out of existence and cannot own up to its mistakes. Yes defend themselves they have to i condone them for it, but to go to the extent to say all their physical altercations are defensive is absurd when they are slowly pushing Palestine out of their way after being dropped there by the U.N after world war II. 

P.S a lot of the jewish peopel in Isreal today were not apart of the hollocaust, hate to sound anti semetic.... but stop using that as a excuse to slaughter other ethnic groups.

-Sincerly,

A north american jew who is sick of hearing how bad the world is to jewish people when Isreal manages to get away with murder, literally. 

Answer 2

 Palestine is not a country, no soverignity, no currency, no government, no citizenship ,why not they just become citizens  of other neighboring Arab Countries like Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran, Iraq Lebanon and Egypt since all of them are all Arabs.

Answer 3

The Guest saying Jordan has owned it "almost forever" is so wrong and misinformed. First of all Jordan is a relatively new state like Palestine. Secondly Jordan illegally claimed sovereignty over the West Bank for themselves; a claim only recognized by the British and deemed illegal by the rest of the world.

The West Bank is a disputed territory. One that Israel "occupied" in a defensive war (Six Day War). When this happens the defensive occupier holds more title to the land than the previous owner. Even then the previous owner never really owned the land.

Answer 4

"Israel does not occupy any land outside of Israel." Well, America doesn't own any land outside America either. lol =P (Try rewording it. =D)

Answer 5

Israel does not occupy any land outside of Israel? Well, America doesn't own any land outside America either. lol   =P

Answer 6

Actually the West Bank is offically owned by Jordan.  It has been almost forever---but wanted---almost never.  The Jordanians see the West Bank as a liability not an asset.  Only poor people to support, nothing to be gained by owning it and so they have turned their heads politically and let basically whoever wants that area, have it. The land was and still is traditionally populated by Palestanians.  Israel--based on mostly Bible belief, and Jordan not caring---have claimed the land using Biblical accounts of it being given to the tribe of Judah as a gift from God. They also claim they "need" that area for security reasons, to stop encroachment on their land or in close proximity to their borders.

So you end up with a mess. The ones who owns it--don't want it.  The ones who want it (Palestine) don't government it, maintain it in any meaningful or productive way, and so Israel--eager to find any dirt they could to occupy to house their exploding population basically ended up with it by default.  

Gaza?  That land was "taken" by the Israelis during the 6 Day War with Egypt, and never asked for back--or voluntarily given back.

Answer 7

that's a good questions.  As mentioned earlier, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank were occupied in 1967 by the state which was establised in 1948, namely Israel.  Gaza Strip and the West Bank are inhabited by Palestinians.  They are people with no Autonomy over anything untill 1994.  Then they had little autonomy.  No control over their own ports, no army, no infrastructure.  When the people of Gaza elected Hamas, they were blockaded and besieged and humiliated everyday.  I consider Gazans and West Bankers to be people occupied by Israel, but not Israeli citizens.  Not allowed to leave and nothing allowed to enter for them.

Answer 8

israel will never go down because they have gods promise yes some things u see on tv are crazy an may look bad but, ask your self did u go true what the jews have gone true a holocoust, if thousands of ur people were killed tell me would u just be a calm passive race noway!!!!!! israel must be strong to stay alive because their neighbor countries are ran by evil , israel continues to show their backd by god they have gone to war with most of their neighbor countries and despite their small size have defeted the bigger enemy and not just winning but occuping their land!  west bank and gaza to date!!! long live israel *777*

Answer 9

Try telling the hundreds of thousands of people who were driven from their HOUSES in more than 400 towns and villages that "they didn't care about property".  Quit believing all of the simplistic myths perpetuated by Zionists, as these myths continue to give them license to continue ethnically cleansing the land of all original inhabitants.  Also, there ar a score of verses in the Torah and the Pentateuch that show the Land gift from God was CONDITIONAL.  Jews broke the Covenant with God repeatedly, were tossed out in 586 (the first diaspora.  They returned under Moses, broke the Covenant repeatedly (thus violating the land-gift 'contract"), and were kicked out again after not only not recognizing the Messia, but crucifying Him.  In essence, God said, " I gave you two chances to keep the land, but you continue to disobey me, GET OUT!"  And the Temple walls were knocked down by the Roman Legions in 70 AD.  Theodore Herzel, in the 1880, after prior attempts to get Jews back into Palestine, got enough traction with the modern Zionist movement, and Jews started straggling back to Palestine led by Herzel
s followers.  In 1917 after the Ottoman Empire fell Britain, under the Balfour Declaration sealed the fate of modern Palestinians as that declaration essentially gave Jews the right to Palestinian lands.  Only trouble was, the Brits didn't bother to ask those who were set to be displaced by hordes of immigrant Jews if they'd min giving up their homes and lands.

It's no wonder Arabs and Palestinians are a bit upset with us, as 10 million dollars per day in US taxes goes to Israel to continue the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

Answer 10

these remains disputed territories from long time.

Answer 11

jews are the enemies of muslims. They do not follow any rules. If muslims do the same thing they are terrorist.

Answer 12

You numnuts it is very clear in the Bible who owns the land?  The losers Ariel Sharon, Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz have been up to no good and didn’t really read the history nor the bible.

According to these Israeli leaders:

"Gaza is not our birthright nor the land of our forefathers, and we will not be there within five years," he declared on May 9, according to The Jerusalem Post . "Under any final-status agreement, it is clear that Gaza will remain outside the borders of Israel."

It is very clear Mr. Mofaz does not know the Bible – a validated document known to be one of the most ancient land deeds of all time – or he is just being simply stupid.

According to the Bible, Gaza was part of the inheritance given to the children of Israel in the past (Numbers 34:2-6), and promised to them for the future (Ezekiel 47:19-20). Gaza was specifically given to the tribe of Judah – from whence come Mofaz’s people, the Jews. (Joshua 15:20,47)

Under Joshua, the Israelites conquered the land as far as Gaza (Joshua 10:40-42), but in line with the promise of its designated territorial legacy, it was the tribe of Judah that took that land in battle. (Judges 1:18)

The Gaza Strip was also a part of Solomon’s kingdom. (1 Kings 4:24)

So the Bible, at least, is quite clear about who owns Gaza “it’s owned by Tribe of Judah”.

Answer 13

Gaza Strip is owned by the Palestine people and the entire world agrees to that. Lots of work has been done by world leaders to restore the claim and clearly define the boundary between Palestine and Israel. The leaders of the two sides with the help of the world have been working for a long time to come to consensus but one thing or another holds them back every time.

Even the UN has declared Gaza as the land of the Palestinian people and Israel at one point agreed to the UN resolution.