Known in Israel as the War of Independence, and in the Arab World as the Nakba (Catastrophe). The war began on 30 November 1947 as a civil conflict between Jews and Arabs in Palestine, immediately following the adoption of UNGA Resolution 181 that approved the Partition Plan for Palestine. Following the termination of the Mandate for Palestine and the Israeli Declaration of Independence, military forces from seven Arab countries invaded Palestine and began fighting the newly-created Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The war ended in 1949 with Israel signing separate armistice agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, leaving it in control of the entire territory allocated to the Jewish state in the Partition Plan, as well as more than half of the territory allocated to the Arab state. Following the 1967 Six Day War, the armistice lines became collectively known as the (4 June) 1967 Lines or the Green Line. The war resulted in hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees.

Reference map of all the phases A of the West Bank Separation Barrier. In Phase A, the primary section approved during this phase ran for 123km in or adjacent to the northwestern West Bank between Salem and Elkana, with the Salem-Habla section approved in June 2002, and the Habla-Elkana section in August 2002. This phase also included sections in the north and south of Jerusalem. This phase of the barrier was completed in July 2003. Phase B of the West Bank Separation Barrier running for 60km between Salem and Tirat Zvi near the Jordan River, in or adjacent to the northern West Bank. This phase was approved under public pressure in December 2003 and completed in April 2004. Phase C of the West Bank Separation Barrier included two sections: one running from Elkana in the northwestern West Bank to the Ofer Base north of Jerusalem, and another running through East Jerusalem. As of 2014, this phase has been partially completed. Phase D of the West Bank Separation Barrier complements the previous phases by adding sections in the northern West Bank and around Jerusalem, and in addition mostly follows the Green Line from south of Jerusalem around the southern West Bank, ending several kilometers west of the Dead Sea. This phase of the barrier was partially completed by 2006, but remains unfinished as of 2014.

Map of Israeli and Palestinian Proposals for territorial exchange.

The map shows Amona, as well as two options for resettlement offered to the settlers - lands in Ofra, just west of Amona, and lands in Shvvut Rachel, north of Amona.

This map shows Areas A, B, and C in accordance with the Oslo Accords. It also shows privately owned Palestinian lands.

Reference map of Christian, Muslim and Jewish holy sites in and around Jerusalem.