Dear Editor,
In “Israel announces new construction in West Bank”(8/16/11), the Post refers to the West Bank as “occupied land,” as if Israel had illegally invaded another country. In fact, the West Bank is not a country. It was invaded by Jordan in 1948, held for 19 years, and then abandoned. Since then, neither the Palestinian nor Jewish residents of the West Bank have turned the territory into a country. The Post tacitly admits this point when saying the Palestinians want the land for a "future" state. To avoid further bias against Israel, the Post should stop calling the West Bank "occupied land." A more accurate term would be "non-sovereign or disputed land."
