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We should stop saying 'the West Bank' — because it's one big lie.

JL;DR SUMMARY David E. Firester argues for re-evaluating the terminology used for the Israeli-controlled area known internationally as the West Bank, advocating for the names Judea and Samaria to better reflect the region's historical and biblical significance to Jewish history. 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 BankInternational LawJewish HomelandSovereigntySettlementBiblical HistoryTerritory DisputeDavid E. Firester

Places mentioned

Israel
"As of January 1, 2025, approximately 500,000 Israeli Jews live in Judea and Samaria, amounting to approximately 5 percent of the Jewish states population."
Amman, Jordan
"Jordan itself called this space the West Bank of the Hashemite Kingdom, a term that emphasized its attachment to Amman, not to a new Palestinian sovereignty."

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