West Bank
The west bancorporation foundation recently approved grants for a number of non profit organizations.
West bank. West bank arabic al ḍaffah al gharbiyyah hebrew ha gadah ha maʿaravit area of the former british mandated 1920 47 territory of palestine west of the jordan river claimed from 1949 to 1988 as part of the hashemite kingdom of jordan but occupied from 1967 by israel. The west bank is a contentious territory often the focus of any potential peace deal between israelis and palestinians. The name west bank is a translation of the arabic term ad diffah i garbiyyah given to the territory west of the jordan river that fell in 1948 under occupation and administration by jordan which subsequently annexed it in 1950.
It consists of 2 000 square miles of land that was seized by isreal during.