Jordan River

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1. A river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea. John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan.

Jordan River

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1. River in northern Israel, flowing south through the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.

In the Bible (see also Bible), the Jordan was the scene of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.

Example Sentences

“And I have another message for you: it will not happen. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan River.”

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Referencing the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea — which includes Israel, The West Bank and the Gaza Strip — the slogan is viewed as a call for freedom and self-determination by Palestinians.

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Some use the chant as a call for Palestinian control of all land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, including Israel.

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It’s created a fraught relationship with Jordan’s long-standing families and tribes hailing from the east bank of the Jordan River.

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Any observer understands this bottom line: Hamas will never completely destroy Israel and conquer the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.

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