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Source: https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-788363
Christian Media Adopt Use of Judea and Samaria over West Bank
(Jerusalem Post) Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman - The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) annual convention on Feb. 21 endorsed a resolution opposing "the use of the erroneous term 'West Bank' to describe the biblical heartland of Israel and calls on its members to refer to the region by its historic name of Judea and Samaria." NRB has over 1,100 member organizations that reach millions of viewers, listeners, and readers. The resolution highlights that "Judea and Samaria...includes sites such as Hebron, Bethel, Shiloh and Shechem, along with many other places with rich biblical heritage" and that scripture foretells the "return of the Jewish people to Judea and Samaria." "The presence of the Jewish people in Judea and Samaria in modern times is a blessing to the Palestinians living there, as Israeli investment and jobs provide economic opportunity for their Palestinian neighbors." Israel Allies Foundation president Joshua Reinstein, who spoke at the event, explained that the term "West Bank" is merely a geographical term applicable to the country of Jordan, which occupied the area from 1949 to 1967. Jordan renamed the West Bank for its location west of the Jordan River.