Israel proper

English thumb|Israel in 1949, corresponding with the concept of Israel proper Proper noun The State of Israel, excluding territories captured during the Six-Day War or afterwards. w:Isaac Chotiner Tal Steiner The Brutal Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-brutal-conditions-facing-palestinian-prisoners https://web.archive.org/web/20261003223714/https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-brutal-conditions-facing-palestinian-prisoners 3 October 2026 21 March 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. See also en China proper en terms where the adjective follows the noun