Why is Gaza Separate from the West Bank/Palestine?

1948 Arab-Israeli War - Wikipedia

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The Green Line or 1949 Armistice border[1] is the demarcation line set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between the armies of Israel and those of its neighbors (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) 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, and continues to represent Israel’s internationally recognized borders with the two Palestinian territories: the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.[2][3]

The Green Line was intended as a demarcation line rather than a permanent border. The 1949 Armistice Agreements were clear (at Arab insistence)[4] 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."[5] Similar provisions are contained in the Armistice Agreements with Jordan and Syria. The Agreement with Lebanon contained no such provisions, and was treated as the international border between Israel and Lebanon, stipulating only that forces would be withdrawn to the Israel–Lebanon border.

The Green Line is often referred to as the "pre-1967 borders" or the "1967 borders" by many international bodies and national leaders, including former United States president Barack Obama,[6] Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas,[7] the United Nations (UN) in informal texts,[8] and in the text of UN General Assembly resolutions.[9] The name comes from the green ink used to draw the line on the map during armistice talks.[10] After the Six-Day War, the territories captured by Israel beyond the Green Line came to be designated as East Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights. These territories are often referred to as Israeli-occupied territories. The Sinai Peninsula, which was also captured at that time, has since been returned to Egypt as part of the 1979 peace treaty.
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Why is Gaza separate from the West Bank/Palestine? It seems like Hamas is like a vicious dog that keeps being let off its leash and biting the neighbors. Why are the owners not held responsible for controlling the dog? Instead, it seems that Israel has locked itself into that role.

Since a majority of UN members want to admit a Palestinian State, why not let them? Wouldn't this put a burden of dispute resolution on the UN, as opposed to being a propaganda outlet for endless one-sided condemnations of Israel? I think this would be a great test of the UN's ability to live up to its charter. If it can't handle this dispute, it should go the way of the League of Nations.
Clearly the UN is a failed experiment. It's resolutions carry no weight and its agencies create problems rather than solve them.
 

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