Question

What was the primary problem for Palestinians who lived on the West Bank?

They had to travel great distances to get to work.

Unemployment was high and working conditions were poor.

Settlers from other countries were taking all of the jobs.

They wanted to leave the area and return home.

Answer 1

The West Bank is part of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), which has been under Israeli military occupation since June 1967.

Primarily Israel handled the labour market and Palestinian people were suffering daily humiliation from Israelis, their working conditions deteriorated. The correct answer is B: Unemployment was high and working conditions were poor.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) Unemployment was high and working conditions were poor.

The primary problem for Palestinians who lived on the West Bank was that unemployment was high and working conditions were poor.

The area of the West Bank is a complicated and controversial problem because Jewish settlement continues and Palestinians don’t agree with this.

The West Bank is a portion of land east of Israel. Nearly three million Palestinians live there. In 1967, Israel took control of this territory near the Dead Sea. Palestinian considered the Jewish establishment as an intrusion because they illegally occupied Palestinian land.

In 1967, Israel declared war on Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. Israel won and took the West Bank and the East part of Jerusalem from Jordan. The name of this confrontation is called the Six-Day War.