Synonyms for west bank
west bank

Princeton's WordNet

1. West Banknoun

   an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians

Matched Categories

1. • Israel
   • Geographical Area

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1. Jason Greenblatt:

   An essential part of achieving a comprehensive peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, including those in the West Bank and Gaza, will be resolving the situation in Gaza.

2. Robert Piper:

   We have entered a new and fairly disturbing phase in terms of the confrontation between international humanitarian law and the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.

3. Fatou Bensouda:

   I note with great concern the escalation of violence in the West Bank, including Middle East, as well as in and around Gaza, and the possible commission of crimes under the Rome Statute, i echo the call from the international community for calm, restraint and a stop to the violence.

4. Fatou Bensouda:

   Specifically, I have sought confirmation that the 'territory' over which the court may exercise its jurisdiction, and which I may subject to investigation, comprises the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza.

5. Nathan Thrall:

   Even Netanyahu's main rivals believe that any Palestinian entity that is established in the West Bank should be completely encircled by Israel, having no border with Jordan, the annexation plan shouldn't be dismissed as election bluster. If reelected, Netanyahu will be under tremendous pressure to implement it.