The Mountains of Israel: The Bible & the West Bank

the Bible & the West Bank

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"What is the West Bank and why have the Israelis held onto it so fiercely? Why not give it to the Palestinians, if it would mean peace? What is Israel's claim to the land, and is it greater than the Palestinians' claim? The answers to these questions are of vital importance to an understanding of Middle Eastern events, yet too few people know, or even care to find out, the underlying issues that are driving the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and the ongoing "peace" negotiations.... But the sovereignty of Israel is being threatened. The Israeli government is being pressured to give away land promised by God to Abraham's descendants, specifically the area known as the West Bank. This misleading name has been popularized by the media and refers to the time when this portion of he land was annexed by the country of Jordan, thereby forming its "West Bank." This area is actually the part of ancient Israel known as Judea and Samaria, and contains most of Israel's mountains..." excerpts from the forward from Amazon.