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The opening as it read in 2005

Note: this page is mostly for disambiguation. When referring to the Bible Judea and Bible Samaria , link separately. When referring to this modern and disputed usage, link to West Bank . The phrase Judea and Samaria refers to lands named and described in the holy texts of Judaism , Christianity and Islam , parts of which are now the West Bank , which is claimed by Palestinians for a Palestinian state. The phrase almost always recurs in reference to West Bank settlements which are (according to the UN , mostly illegally) placed on lands claimed by Palestinian Arabs. The rationales for this vary. One is that the lands were part of the biblical Judea and Samaria , another is for security purposes in order to emphasize Israel 's claim, and another that prior to the 1948 Arab-Israeli War Jewish communities had existed in a few towns there, although they were destroyed or evacuated in the war (or in Hebron 's case, in the 1929 riots). In Zionist circles, including Christian Zionism , this is considered a valid defense or analysis of such settlement. Note that the borders of the biblical Judea and Samaria do not correspond to the borders of the West Bank .¹

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Israel district This article refers to an Israeli-controlled administrative area called Judea and Samaria Area. Judea and Samaria Area ( , Ezor Yehuda VeShomron , also an acronym יו"ש Yosh or ש"י Shai ; , al-Yahudiyyah was-Sāmarah ) is the official Israeli term roughly corresponding to the territory usually known outside Israel as the West Bank and to the Israeli settlements there that are not governed as part of Jerusalem.

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This article refers the Israeli administrative district. Place Judea and Samaria Area ( , Ezor Yehuda VeShomron , also an acronym יו"ש Yosh or ש"י Shai ; , Yahuda was-Sāmerah ) is the official Israeli phrase for the territory generally referred to as the West Bank , but excluding East Jerusalem . It is officially regarded by Israeli authorities as one of its administrative regions, though not recognized as such internationally. 15,000 More Jews in Judea-Samaria in 2014 , Arutz Sheva Neil Caplan (19 September 2011).

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This article refers to the Israeli administrative division. Administered territory of Israel Judea and Samaria Area ( , Ezor Yehuda VeShomron , also an acronym Yosh or Shai ; , Yahuda was-Sāmerah ) is the Israeli government term for the administrative district encompassing Israeli-occupied West Bank excluding East Jerusalem . It is for some statistical purposes grouped together by Israeli authorities with the Districts of Israel , although the international community considers the West Bank to be a territory held by Israel under military occupation. Study On The Geographic Coverage Of Israeli Data "All references in the Statistical Abstract refer to “6 districts”, which thus excludes the Israeli settlements in the West Bank as a District. In the Key to Codes for Maps, though, “Judea and Samaria” (West Bank) is listed under the heading “District”, though the maps themselves do not delineate or list Judea and Samaria (West Bank) as a district. Nevertheless, while the place of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank in the geographic hierarchy is unclear, statistics provided at the District level are normally available for the “Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria” as well." Roland Otto (1 December 2011).

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Israeli administrative division in the West Bank This article is about an Israeli administrative division that overlaps the West Bank . Israeli administrative division in West Bank The Judea and Samaria Area ( ; ) is an administrative division of Israel . It encompasses the entire West Bank , which has been occupied by Israel since 1967 , but excludes East Jerusalem (see Jerusalem Law ). Its area is split into 165 Palestinian "islands" that are under total or partial civil administration by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and a contiguous area containing 230 Israeli settlements into which Israeli law is "pipelined" . While its area is internationally recognized as a part of the Palestinian territories , some Israeli authorities group it together with the districts of Israel proper , largely for statistical purposes. The term Judea and Samaria serves as another name for the West Bank in Israel. Study On The Geographic Coverage Of Israeli Data "All references in the Statistical Abstract refer to "6 districts", which thus excludes the Israeli settlements in the West Bank as a District. In the Key to Codes for Maps, though, "Judea and Samaria" (West Bank) is listed under the heading "District", though the maps themselves do not delineate or list Judea and Samaria (West Bank) as a district. Nevertheless, while the place of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank in the geographic hierarchy is unclear, statistics provided at the District level are normally available for the "Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria" as well." Roland Otto (1 December 2011). There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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Israeli administrative division in the West Bank Not to be confused with Area C (West Bank) , the administrative area defined in the Oslo II Accord . Its area is split into 165 Palestinian "islands" that are under total or partial civil administration by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and a contiguous territory of Area C containing 230 Israeli settlements into which Israeli law is "pipelined" . While its area is internationally recognized as a part of the State of Palestine , some Israeli authorities group it together with the districts of Israel proper , largely for statistical purposes. Study On The Geographic Coverage Of Israeli Data "All references in the Statistical Abstract refer to "6 districts", which thus excludes the Israeli settlements in the West Bank as a District. In the Key to Codes for Maps, though, "Judea and Samaria" (West Bank) is listed under the heading "District", though the maps themselves do not delineate or list Judea and Samaria (West Bank) as a district. Nevertheless, while the place of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank in the geographic hierarchy is unclear, statistics provided at the District level are normally available for the "Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria" as well." Roland Otto (1 December 2011). There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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