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Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like
nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv.
West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with current
status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement --
permanent status to be determined through further negotiation.
Golan Heights is Israeli-occupied Syria.
Boundary representation is
not necessarily authoritative.
Scale 1:21,000,000
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