Israel proper

proper noun

The State of Israel, excluding territories captured during the Six-Day War or afterwards.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The State of Israel, excluding territories captured during the Six-Day War or afterwards.

    The vast majority of Palestinian detainees from the West Bank are incarcerated in prison facilities that are inside Israel proper.

    2024 March 21, Isaac Chotiner, quoting Tal Steiner, “The Brutal Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2024
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Israel proper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Israel%20proper.

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