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These states want to ban the term ‘West Bank’ and replace it with ‘Judea and Samaria’

JL;DR SUMMARY Several U.S. states are considering legislation that bans the use of the term "West Bank" and opts for "Judea and Samaria" in official documents. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Judea And SamariaIsraeli Palestinian ConflictWest BankChristian ZionismInternational LawPalestinian IdentityChristian LawmakersSettlement ExpansionTennesseeLanguage Politics

Places mentioned

Nashville, Tennessee, United States
"Jason Rapert, founder of the National Association of Christian Lawmakers, testifies before the Tennessee state house."
Alabama, United States
"Among the states that introduced such legislation this year: Alabama,..."
Arkansas, United States
"...bill that was very similar out of Arkansas,..."
Arizona, United States
"Among the states that introduced such legislation this year: ..., Arizona, ..."
Florida, United States
"Among the states that introduced such legislation this year: ..., Florida, ..."
Oklahoma, United States
"Among the states that introduced such legislation this year: ..., Oklahoma, ..."
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
"Maeera Shreiber, a rabbi and English professor at the University of Utah, voiced similar concerns about Utahs bill,"
West Virginia, United States
"Among the states that introduced such legislation this year: ..., West Virginia."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accelerated the expansion of settlements, entrenching Israeli control of the region and further dimming prospects for a future Palestinian state."

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