South Jordan Valley

Based on the Wikipedia Article: The South Jordan Valley is a long and narrow trough, 105 km (65 mi) long if measured “as the crow flies”, with a width averaging 10 km (6.2 mi) with some points narrowing to 4 km (2.5 mi) over most of the course, before widening out to a 20 km (12 mi) delta when reaching the Dead Sea. Over most of its length, the Jordan Valley forms the border between Jordan to the East, and Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to the West. ...

December 13, 2025

West Bank

From makan.org.uk: A landlocked area which forms the bulk of the Occupied Palestinian Territories or ‘OPT’ (the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip). The West Bank borders Jordan across the Jordan River to the east, and is surrounded in all other directions by Israel. East Jerusalem, containing holy sites such as al-Aqsa Mosque, is also part of the West Bank. The West Bank was occupied by Israel in 1967 following the Six-Day War. Israeli settlements in the area have been condemned by the international community for violation of international law, as an occupying power cannot settle civilians in occupied territory. ...

December 13, 2025

West Bank Attacks

The systematic destruction of Palestinian livelihoods has been a longterm pattern of settlers, as is evident in this infographic from 2013: Attacks on West Bank communities have steadily increased throughout the years. Please see this infographic summarizing the steep rise in settler violence from 2017 to 2022. However, that violence has risen even more since, with many analysts saying that media attention on Gaza from 2023 onwards has left civilians in the West Bank vulnerable to a steep increase in attacks with little to no scrutiny. ...

December 21, 2025