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A war broke out in which the Jews expanded their borders and the Arab nation of Palestine was absorbed by Jordan. Hostility between the Arabs and Jews continued and in 1967 Israel conquered the West Bank from Jordan, taking the bulk of the Jewish land that had been the "Palestinian state". UN resolution 242 called for the Israeli removal from that land, but it did not occur. Attempts to hold Israel accountable were vetoed in the Security Council by the United States. Although the land was part of Jordan, Jordan relinquished its rights in the 1980s telling the Israelis to speak with the Palestinian Arabs directly. The so-called 1967 Israel borders have no basis in fact, history, or even popular support among ordinary “Palestinian” residents. What most people call the 1967 Israel borders is really a cease-fire line (armistice) dating back to 1949; this armistice agreement was never a permanent treaty between Israel and any Arab country. <ref> [http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2011/05/21/talk/1967-israel-borders-have-no-basis/ 1967 Israel borders have no basis.] </ref>
A war broke out in which the Jews expanded their borders and the Arab nation of Palestine was absorbed by Jordan. Hostility between the Arabs and Jews continued and in 1967 Israel conquered the West Bank from Jordan, taking the bulk of the Jewish land that had been the "Palestinian state". UN resolution 242 called for the Israeli removal from that land, but it did not occur. Attempts to hold Israel accountable were vetoed in the Security Council by the United States. Although the land was part of Jordan, Jordan relinquished its rights in the 1980s telling the Israelis to speak with the Palestinian Arabs directly. The so-called 1967 Israel borders have no basis in fact, history, or even popular support among ordinary “Palestinian” residents. What most people call the 1967 Israel borders is really a cease-fire line (armistice) dating back to 1949; this armistice agreement was never a permanent treaty between Israel and any Arab country. <ref> [http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2011/05/21/talk/1967-israel-borders-have-no-basis/ 1967 Israel borders have no basis.] </ref>
In 1988, the Kingdom of Jordan renounced all claims to the territory known as Judea and Samaria within Israel, and "The West Bank" to the rest of the world.<ref name=renounce>"[http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/his_periods9.html Jordan, History of: Disengagement from the West Bank]," from the official histories of Jordan. Retrieved April 8, 2012. Cited in Hurlbut TA, "[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2012/04/02/news/world-news/settlements-israel-legal/ Settlements in Israel: Legal or Not]?" ''Conservative News and Views'', 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.</ref> In 1994 Jordan made that renunciation permanent. It negotiated a permanent treaty of peace with Israel. That treaty set the boundary along the Jordan and Yarmouk Rivers, through the Dead Sea, then southwest along the ''Emek Ha’arava'' (or ''Wadi Araba'' in [[Arabic]]) line to the Gulf of Aqaba.<ref name=jordantreaty>"[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/Israel-Jordan%20Peace%20Treaty Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, October 26, 1994]," Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Israel. Retrieved 8 April 2012. Cited in Hurlbut TA, "[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2012/04/02/news/world-news/settlements-israel-legal/ Settlements in Israel: Legal or Not]?" ''Conservative News and Views'', 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.</ref>
Today's Palestinian Arabs are children, grandchildren of [[Arab]] immigrants from the surrounding nations <ref>http://www.peacefaq.com/palestinians.html</ref><ref>http://www.meforum.org/article/522</ref>
Today's Palestinian Arabs are children, grandchildren of [[Arab]] immigrants from the surrounding nations <ref>http://www.peacefaq.com/palestinians.html</ref><ref>http://www.meforum.org/article/522</ref>