Why do Palestinians have Jordanian passports?
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Why do Palestinians have Jordanian passports?
After the 1967 Six-Day War, during which Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan, Palestinian Arabs living there continued to have the right to apply for Jordanian passports and live in Jordan. These passports retained the personal ID number of the Israeli Civil Administration.
When did Jordan take Palestine?
Jordan annexed the West Bank on 24 April 1950, after the 1949 armistice agreements. In 1951, King Abdullah I was assassinated by a Palestinian from the al-Husayni family. After the annexation, all Palestinians in the West Bank became Jordanian citizens.
When did Jordan annex the West Bank?
24 April 1950
The West Bank territories which were conquered by Jordan in 1948 during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War after the British mandate ended on that territory and Israel declared independent, were annexed to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 24 April 1950, and all the Arab residents were given Jordanian citizenship.
When did Jordan rule the West Bank?
1950
In 1948, Jordan occupied the West Bank and annexed it in 1950. In 1967, Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan in the Six-Day War.
How did Jordan annex the West Bank?
The West Bank was formally annexed on 24 April 1950, but the annexation was widely considered as illegal and void by most of the international community….Jordanian annexation of the West Bank.
| West Bank الضفة الغربية Aḍ-Ḍiffah l-Ġarbiyyah | |
|---|---|
| Today part of | Palestine Judea and Samaria Area East Jerusalem |
When did Jordan lose the West Bank?
31 July 1988
On 31 July 1988, Jordan renounced its claims to the West Bank (with the exception of guardianship over the Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem), and recognized the Palestine Liberation Organization as “the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.”
How many Jordanians are there?
Jordan has a population of around 11 million inhabitants as of 2021….
| Demographics of Jordan | |
|---|---|
| Population | 2021 census: 10,945,512 (84th) 2019 estimate: 10,392,309 (86th) |
| Density | 116/km2 (300/sq mi) (70th) |
| Growth rate | 2.05\% (2017 est.) |
| Birth rate | 23.9 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
How did Jordan acquire the West Bank?
The “West Bank” name was given to the territory after it was captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War because it sits on the west side of the Jordan River. Jordan subsequently annexed the territory in 1950 and held it until 1967 when it was occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War.