page_title: Green Line (Israel)
section_title: Jewish population
hierarchical_section_title: Green Line (Israel) / Impact / Jewish population
caption_attribution_description: English: Israeli policemen meet a Jordanian legionnaire near the Mandelbaum Gate on the ceasefire line that went through Jerusalem between 1949 and June 1967العربية: شرطي إسرائيلي يلتقي بجندي أردني قرب بوابة مندلباوم على خط الهدنة الذي كان يفصل مدينة القدس بين 1949 وحزيران/يونيو 1967עברית: שוטר ישראלי פוגש לגיונר ירדני ליד שער מנדלבאום על קו הפסקת האש שחצה את ירושלים בין 1949 ויוני 1967
context_page_description: The Green Line, or 1967 border or 1949 Armistice border, is the demarcation line set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between the armies of Israel and those of its neighbors after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It served as the de facto borders of the State of Israel from 1949 until the Six-Day War in 1967.
  The name comes from the green ink used to draw the line on the map while the armistice talks were going on. After the Six-Day War, the territories captured by Israel beyond the Green Line came to be designated as East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and Sinai Peninsula. These territories are often referred to as Israeli-occupied territories.
  The Green Line was intended as a demarcation line rather than a permanent border. The 1949 Armistice Agreements were clear that they were not creating permanent borders. The Egyptian–Israeli agreement, for example, stated that "the Armistice Demarcation Line is not to be construed in any sense as a political or territorial boundary, and is delineated without prejudice to rights, claims and positions of either Party to the Armistice as regards ultimate settlement of the Palestine question."
context_section_description: During the war in 1947–48, Jews residing east of the Line, including the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, were taken prisoner by the Jordanians. All but a few of the Gush Etzion defenders were massacred. The prisoners were returned to Israel after the war. On July 8, 1948, the Jewish inhabitants of Kfar Darom and Naharayim were evacuated by Israel due to military pressure by Egypt and Jordan. Israel also withdrew from villages in the Lebanese Upper Galilee, whereas Syria withdrew from Mishmar HaYarden.
  Since Israel's victory in the Six-Day War, Israel has established settlements south and east of the Line. These have been strongly criticised by other nations.
  Many Israelis believe that the settlements are important to Israel's security and also support the settlements ideologically. In contrast, many Israelis believe the settlements are an economic burden and a barrier to peace.
  From August to September 2005, Israel implemented a unilateral disengagement plan in which the entire Jewish population of the Gaza Strip was evacuated. In 2006, Ehud Olmert proposed a convergence plan that called for Israel to disengage, unilaterally, if necessary, from much of the West Bank (east of the line).
caption: Barbed wire separating East and West Jerusalem at Mandelbaum Gate
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