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In 1950, in the aftermath of the Arab-Israeli War, Jordan annexed the West Bank - the annexation was only recognized by 3 countries in the world, among them the United Kingdom. Why did the UK take such a controversial stand on the issue compared to rest of the world?

by /u/StLaminated in /r/AskHistorians

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