Here is a series of maps explaining why ... as Palestine - the portion of which west of the River Jordan was also known as the land of Israel by Jews - was marked out and assigned to Britain ...

The Jordan River lies between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river also borders Syria, Lebanon, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The river flows into the Dead Sea, which claims the ...

Upstream, at the Sea of Galilee, the river's fresh waters are diverted via Israel's National Water Carrier to the cities and farms of Israel, while dams built by Jordan and Syria claim a share of ...