Israel proper
English
Proper noun
- The State of Israel, excluding territories captured during the Six-Day War or afterwards.
- 2024 March 21, Isaac Chotiner, quoting Tal Steiner, “The Brutal Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners”, in The New Yorker[1], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 April 2024:
- The vast majority of Palestinian detainees from the West Bank are incarcerated in prison facilities that are inside Israel proper.
Usage notes
- The term is often used to reject Israeli claims to the Golan Heights, West Bank, and Gaza Strip.