FACT CHECK · NAMES OF THE LAND
Claim: Nobody called it Judea and Samaria; it's the West Bank
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
'West Bank' came with Jordan's 1950 annexation, to set it apart from the East Bank. UN Res. 181 (1947) calls the area 'the hill country of Samaria and Judea'.
SOURCE
UN GA Res. 181 (1947), Part II (Avalon); Jordanian annexation of the West Bank, 24 Apr 1950
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