[[Image:West_Bank.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A map of the West Bank]]
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The '''West Bank''' is the most commonly used name used to refer to the ancient Jewish homelands of [[Judea]] and Samaria. The region is located in the west bank of the [[Jordan River]] near [[Jerusalem]]. The land that is bitterly disputed between Jewish and Arab settlers in the region. This has been occupied by [[Israel]] since the [[Six-Day War]] (1967). The West Bank is not officially part of any country.