The bill would mandate use of the biblical term \u2018Judea and Samaria\u2019 after a similar effort passed in Arkansas<\/p>\n
Florida legislators are pushing to pass legislation that would ban the use of the term \u201cWest Bank\u201d in K-12 public schools and state agencies, including public colleges and universities, and mandate use of the term \u201cJudea and Samaria\u201d.<\/p>\n
The West Bank is the internationally recognized term for the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory west of the Jordan River that was seized from Jordan by Israel in 1967. The rightwing Israeli government refers to the area as \u201cJudea and Samaria\u201d in reference to the biblical kingdoms of ancient Israel as part of broader efforts to bolster historical and religious claims to the land. The international community, on the other hand, broadly recognizes the West Bank as occupied land that must be part of a future Palestinian state.<\/p>\n
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