Palestine and Israel: Mapping an annexation

This guide was created by the team at AlJazeera English and curated by Slingshot Media’s advocacy team

What will the maps of Palestine and Israel look like if Israel illegally annexes the Jordan Valley on July 1?

The current map of Palestine is often described as resembling “Swiss cheese”. Over the past century it has been carved up, walled-in and filled with hundreds of illegal Israeli settlements and military checkpoints.

Now, in the latest round of Israel’s ongoing occupation and policy of land-grabs this map could become even more disjointed. On July 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce Israel’s annexation of the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea.

Annexation is a term used when a state unilaterally incorporates another territory within its borders. Annexing the Jordan Valley would mean that Israel would officially consider it part of the state of Israel.

“International law is very clear: annexation and territorial conquest are forbidden by the Charter of the United Nations,” said Michael Lynk, the UN independent expert on human rights in the Palestinian territories.

To understand what annexation will look like on the ground and how we got here, Al Jazeera has compiled a collection of historic and present-day maps for you to explore.

This guide was created by the team at AlJazeera English and curated by Slingshot Media’s advocacy team

Click any of these links to check out the maps at the source

Historic maps:

Present-day maps:

Palestine and Israel: Mapping an annexation

This guide was created by the team at AlJazeera English and curated by Slingshot Media’s advocacy team

*Click any of these links to check out the maps at the source*

Historic maps:

Present-day maps:

Click any of these links to check out the maps at the source