The June 1967 Arab-Israeli War dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, leaving Israel in firm military occupation of the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights. Israel’s subsequent strategic decision to retain control over these conquered territories – rather than restore them to Egypt, Jordan, and Syria – fundamentally severed the alignment between the 1949 General Armistice Agreements (GAAs) and the reality on the ground. The Post-1967 Legal Vacuum Following the second week of June 1967, three of the four armistice demarcation lines established in 1949 lay deep behind Israel’s forward military positions.…