Against The Wall

Background: Birth of the Separation Wall

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Note: Israel has the right of self defence. Not only a right, but an obligation to defend hercitizens. Some questions, however, remain to be answered: Why is fence built deep inside Palestinian territories, rather than on the Green Line? Will this path, designed by Sharon, provide more security? or is it part of a totally … Read more

“The Wall is built strictly for security reasons”

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“It has no political content whatsoever” It is interesting to note, that the right and the settlersspat venom at any mention of the separation Wallas long as they thought that it would be built along the Green Line.Immediately after the elections,in January 2003, Sharon started using the Wallas another means for further annexation of land,oppression … Read more

“Suicide Attacks has Reduced Dramatically”

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“Since the Wall has been built, the number of suicide attacks has reduced dramatically” It is true that the number of suicide attacks has diminished greatly since the Palestinianacceptance of the Road Map. What role does the Wall play in this? Very little. So far, only 20% of the Wall are complete. Nothing prevents the … Read more

“It was planned by the army”

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“The Path of the Wall reflects only security considerations. It was planned by the army” In 1949, a group of Israeli and Jordanian officers drafted the armistice line between Israeland the West Bank. The objective was to draw a separation line based on the position of botharmies, existing villages and towns, topographical lines, etc. An … Read more

“The fence is temporary”

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“And will be dismantled if we reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians” The Wall costs 2-3 Million U.S. Dollars per Kilometre. A country undergoing such a deep economic crisis like Israel, would not spend 1.5 – 2 Billion U.S. Dollarson a “temporary security measures”. In Israel, as all Israelis know, there is nothing more … Read more

The Bigger Picture

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Israel’s “Separation Wall” – separating Palestinians from their land… The Separation Wall’s map The Israeli government claims the Separation Wall is “Just about security.Is this really the case? What political agendas are served by the Separation Wall? Click for facts about these security claims. All you want to know about the Separation Wall The Gush … Read more

The people of Mas’ha protest against the wall

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photo gallery More pictures (printable quality) Photo Gallery of Mas’ha. Updated on 27/07/03 The Mas’ha Campaign Mas’ha is a small village, of 32 extended families, located 7 Km east to the green line, on whatwas the road to Nablous. (Palestinians are now prohibited from using main roads, and aregenerally confined to using narrow roads or … Read more

A Wall in their Heart

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Yedioth AharonothOn February 6, 2001, Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister. “That same night I got a call from Sharon’s people asking me to meet him as son as possible,”says Prof. Arnon Sofer, “and they asked me to bring the maps” The map of the wall, as published in “Yediot Aharonot”, can be found here. … Read more