The first map is the original League of Nations British mandate after the Armistice of 1920 following the first world war. The second map is a proposed United Nations French mandate following the second word war. The third map is essentially how Israel and the Palestinian Territories exist today, after a final mandate in 1949. The Gaza Strip was originally controlled by Egypt, and the West bank controlled by (Trans)Jordan. Today, Israel still occupies much of the West Bank area after its pullout from Gaza more than a year ago. The city of Jerusalem is divided much like Berlin prior to the end of the Cold War. A portion of the city belongs to Palestine but a majority is under Israeli control and Palestinians are prevented from traveling to other parts of the city.
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