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 Following World War
II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the
UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement
rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the
Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between
the two sides. The territories occupied by Israel since the 1967
war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise
noted. On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant
to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Outstanding territorial
and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October
1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. In addition, on 25 May 2000,
Israel withdrew unilaterally from southern Lebanon, which it had
occupied since 1982. In keeping with the framework established
at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations
were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives (from
the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip) and Syria, to achieve
a permanent settlement. |
Location:
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Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean
Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
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Climate:
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Temperate;
hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
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Borders:
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Egypt 266 km, Gaza Strip 51 km,
Jordan 238 km, Lebanon 79 km, Syria 76 km, West Bank 307 km
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