The barrier is about 60 meters wide on average. Photo: Skip Schiel Two women stop to talk while walking through a long encaged walkway at the entrance to the checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. In constructing the barrier, Israel broke up contiguous Palestinian urban and rural blocs, severed inter-community ties that had been forged and cemented over the course of many generations, and abruptly imposed an arbitrary reconfiguration of space based on settlement boundaries and to suit the convenience of Israeli security forces. The barrier thus became a major political instrument for furthering Israeli annexationist goals. Nearly all Palestinians over the age of 16 must obtain “permanent residency permits” in order to continue living in the homes that their families have lived in for generations. On 9 July 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is seated in The Hague, gave its advisory opinion on the question of the legality of the Separation Barrier and its route. That is more than twice as long as the Green Line, which is 320 kilometers long. It is not only land that the Separation Barrier severed from the rest of the West Bank and its residents. In a special twist that acknowledges the contemporary reality of Bethlehem residents, it includes a separation wall much like the one that currently cuts through Palestinian-Christian land … This number does not include Palestinians living in areas annexed to the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem. For example, the Civil Administration [the branch of the Israeli military designated to handle civil matters in Area C of the West Bank] does not allow extended families – ranging from great-grandparents to their great-grandchildren – to cultivate their plots together, which is the tradition in rural Palestinian areas. In other words, it runs through the occupied territory, and is not located along the Green Line or in Israel proper (i.e., west of the Green line). When Israel does issue “farming work permits” to relatives or farmhands, it does so based on undisclosed eligibility criteria. Several studies tackling this project have been released as part of the Am I Not A Human? The Separation Barrier was built in the style of a border barrier. Title: B'Tselem - Map of the Separation Barrier in the West Bank - Ferbuary 2008 Author: B'Tselem Created Date: 2/6/2008 10:17:31 AM The construction of the barrier within the West Bank has violated multiple human rights of the Palestinians who live on either side of it. you would ask. In its recent report, Arrested Development: The Long Term Impact of Israel’s Separation Barrier in the West Bank, B’Tselem, the Israeli human rights organization, examines the ramifications of the Wall and the so-called security fence on nearby Palestinian communities.Its construction started in 2002. Instead, they are compelled to hold celebrations such as weddings and birthday parties outside their communities, on the other side of the barrier. Virtually all aspects of life for the residents in these communities – including those in the enclave of Barta’ah a-Sharqiyah in the northwest of the West Bank, areas to the north and south of Tulkarm, areas to the north and south of Qalqiliyah, and small areas west of Hebron – are contingent on getting permits from the CA. Now that a major Israeli human rights group has endorsed this view, it will be come a consensus view in the world community. When it erected the barrier, Israel cut off residents of some 150 Palestinian communities from their land – including farmland and pastureland – leaving the communities east of the barrier and their land on the other, between the barrier and the Green Line. The Israel Separation Barrier Security Wall or Confinement Wall? If construction is completed along the entire planned route, 52,667.7 hectares of land – an area that is equal to 9.4% of the West Bank and includes the territories that Israel annexed to the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem – will be cut off from the West Bank. The decision was made following a long string of attacks perpetrated by Palestinians against Israelis. Israelis typically refer to the barrier as the Security Fence and attribute the decline in suicide bombings within Israel to its construction. By so doing, Israel blocked thousands of Palestinians from freely accessing and cultivating their land. Precedent: Section of Separation Barrier around Jerusalem Ruled Illegal – B’Tselem press release/Non-UN document Fence , Legal issues , Separation barrier , Wall Sources: Their rulings facilitated the violation of the rights of tens of thousands of Palestinians, in breach of international law. When the Wall is completed, 9.5% of all West Bank land will be located on the western Side of the Wall … As a result of not having free access to their farmland, Palestinian landowners have been forced to abandon lucrative branches of farming that require daily, year-round cultivation, and many have replaced them with olive trees, one of the most durable crops in the region. The barrier is a contentious element of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel refuses to grant permits to all of the Palestinians who wish to access their land. In two major rulings – one in the Beit Surik case in June 2004, and the other in the Alfei Menashe case in September 2005 – the Court clarified its position that erecting the barrier within occupied territory is lawful and raises no issues of authority. This follows Israel’s longstanding policy of using the West Bank to serve its own needs, while disregarding the needs and rights of Palestinians. The permits are valid for a fixed period, ranging from a single day to two years. This is in keeping with Israel’s longstanding policy of using the West Bank to serve its own needs and purposes, while disregarding the needs and rights of the local Palestinians. It serves for Israeli takeover of almost 10% of the West Bank, to minimize the number of Palestinians living in the confines of the area between the barrier and the Green Line [the boundary between Israel’s sovereign territory and the West Bank], and also inflicts collateral damage on Palestinian communities living east of the barrier which, in effect, cuts them off from their land. Consequently, Palestinians living in the confines of the areas trapped between the barrier and the Green Line are very rarely able to host family and social gatherings in their own communities. By isolating communities from each other…, Soldiers again ambush, shoot and injure 12 Palestinian workers trying to enter Israel, Video: Soldiers shoot demonstrator Bader Nafleh, 19, in the neck and kill him, Soldiers open live fire at Palestinian workers trying to enter Israel without permits, Wadi al-Humos Demolitions: The excuse – security, The strategy – a Jewish demographic majority, Attacks on Israeli Civilians by Palestinians, Demolition for Alleged Military Necessity, The Occupied Territories and International Law, Soldiers shot 19-year-old Bader Nafle in the neck during a demonstration and killed him, Separation Barrier’s route, interactive map. - Morocco World News. Since October 2003, Israel has implemented a new permit system in the enclaves it created between the separation barrier and the Green Line. Plus ongoing B’Tselem reports and video clips, organized by location. The Palestinians’ collective right to self-determination is also violated, as the winding route of the barrier cuts into Palestinian space and breaks up the population living there. However, because of the Wall’s location – 85% of the route of the Wall is within the occupied territory – the Separation Wall is a violation of international law and human rights. The declared objective was preventing Palestinians without permits from entering Israel from the West Bank. Of the open gates, 20 are either 1) Gates for daily crossing, in which the general Palestinian population can cross from one place to another within the West Bank. Building on earlier phases of control, which relied on military orders, cantonment, roadblocks, and checkpoints, the wall functions as a Nor does it take into account individual needs or the particular agricultural conditions of that year. For most of these communities – trapped between the Green Line and the Separation Barrier – the primary focus of their daily living remains east of the barrier, where work, health services, trade, culture and recreation are to be found. Unlike Israel’s Supreme Court, the ICJ determined that construction of the barrier within the West Bank is unlawful. This end was achieved by planning the route so that it follow the municipal boundaries that Israel drew around Jerusalem in 1967 – which had virtually no practical implications until the barrier went up – in order to cement Israeli control over the annexed areas. The strain this puts on their survival, coupled with the blocked potential for sustainable development, serves to further entrench the annexation of the areas west of the barrier to Israel. The barrier is about 60 meters wide on average. Among other things, it curtails their freedom of movement, consequently impinging upon their rights to work, education, medical care, family life, earning a living and an adequate standard of living. B’Tselem’s report is so crucial because it affirms the disparate voices of pro-Palestinian groups and the BDS movement saying that Israel is apartheid. The Israeli West Bank barrier or wall or fence is a separation barrier in the West Bank or along the Green Line. The barrier broke up contiguous Palestinian urban and rural blocs, severed inter-community ties forged over generations, and abruptly imposed an arbitrary reconfiguration of space based on settlement boundaries and to suit the convenience of Israeli security forces. With some two-thirds of the barrier completed, it has crippled agriculture along its route. For the most part, when applications were denied, the grounds cited were either alleged lack of security clearance or not meeting the standard of proof set by the Israeli authorities for the applicant’s ownership of the land or the applicant’s kinship to the landowner. The Separation Barrier The barrier broke up contiguous Palestinian urban and rural blocs, severed inter-community ties forged over generations, and abruptly imposed an arbitrary reconfiguration of space based on settlement boundaries and to suit the convenience of Israeli security forces. Sharif Mahmoud Ahmad ‘Awadallah, 74, resident of al-Matar neighborhood in Qalandia, stated in a testimony given on 27 July 2016 to B'Tselem field researcher Iyad Hadad: In 2012, the Separation Fence that cut us off from the rest of Qalandia al-Balad was put up, and we’ve lived in a short of cage ever since. In June 2002, the Israeli cabinet decided to construct the Separation Barrier. The Wall separates this area from the former Qalandia airport. The route of the barrier – including the sections already built, those under construction and those awaiting construction – is 712 kilometers long. David Henley opines in The Guardian that separation barriers are being built at a record-rate around the world along borders and … As seen in “Morphology,” the Separation Wall was built around existing buildings, and urban infill and vertical densification have been following the route of the Wall since. Why? It is a hulking, concrete snake that twists and turns its way throughout the land, lining highways, surrounding villages, and cutting through cities. In urban areas – such as Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Qalqiliyah and Tulkarm – Israel constructed an eight to nine meter high concrete wall instead of this type of barrier. Israel also imposes restrictions on bringing agricultural vehicles to the farmland, making it even harder to tend the crops efficiently and profitably. As a result, the barrier’s route winds tortuously through the urban expanse, amounting to some 202 kilometers in the area of Jerusalem. The route of the Separation Barrier extends into the West Bank, thereby fragmenting the West Bank, separating neighboring communities from each other and cutting them off from their land. An imposing concrete wall 30 feet high–over twice the height of the Berlin Wall–runs through urban areas. The Separation Wall snaking around occupied East Jerusalem and separating it from the rest of the West Bank. The Israeli separation wall divides the Pisgat Zeev Israeli Settlement, on the left, and the Shuafat Refugee Camp, on the right, outside Jerusalem, January 25, 2011. Most of the petitions in this matter were denied and, as a rule, the justices sanctioned the planned route, after establishing that the harm caused to the Palestinians was not excessive. The Apartheid Wall, or the West Bank Barrier erected by Israel in Jerusalem aims to achieve the Greater Jerusalem according to a future Israeli vision. In contrast, Israeli citizens or non-Israeli Jews are allowed to enter these areas and stay in them freely, even if they have never previously set foot in the place. Gates in the Separation Barrier The Separation Barrier has 66 gates (as of July 2008) for crossing between severed parts of the West Bank. The demonstration was held as part of the protest waged…, A decade after construction began on the Separation Barrier, the harm to adjacent Palestinian communities is clear. Israel describes the wall as a necessary security barrier against terrorism; Palestinians call it a racial segregation or apartheid wall. For the most part, it consists of an electronic fence with paved paths, barbed-wire fences and ditches flanking it on either side. As a result, Palestinians without a permit are denied the right to work their lands to the west of the barrier. This massive and imposing 28 foot high structure goes around Bethlehem (to … Because it is a replica of the portion of the wall that exists just over two blocks from our campus. The trees grow sick, yield less fruit, and harvesting even these meager crops is greatly impeded by the thorny weeds whose wild growth among the trees cannot be checked by the farmers who do not have regular access to the land. In conclusion, the Court found that Israel must cease construction of the barrier, dismantle the parts of the barrier that were built inside the West Bank, and compensate the Palestinians who suffered losses as a result of the barrier. 27 are closed, leaving only 39 to serve Palestinians. According to OCHA, only 58% of Palestinian applications were approved in 2016. Upon completion, the Separation Wall, now under construction for almost a decade, will be 440 miles long. Therefore, in order to keep up any accustomed routine – including getting to work, visiting friends and family, or even going shopping – residents must cross checkpoints on a daily basis. Requests for permits for younger, more able-bodied relatives are denied. By Ludwig Watzal. Rights group condemns attacks against "settlers," but one suspects the group views the murder of Judea and Samaria Jews as something less than tragic. Walls as Technologies of Government: The Double Construction of Geographies of Peace and Conflict in Israeli Politics, 2002–Present Samer Alatout Department of Community and Environmental Sociology, Department of Geography, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin Since 2002, consecutive Israeli governing coalitions have been building a separation wall in the West Bank … Since 2002, consecutive Israeli governing coalitions have been building a separation wall in the West Bank for the declared purposes of security and separation from the Palestinian population. According to OCHA figures for 2016, only nine of these gates were opened daily; ten were opened only a few days a week and during the olive harvest season; and 65 gates were only opened for the olive harvest. Fifteen years on, Israeli’s separation wall, deemed illegal by the ICJ, cuts into the occupied West Bank territory. book series, along with the book The Separation Wall in the West Bank, which was published by the Israel's Separation Barrier, dubbed the "Apartheid Wall" or "Berlin Wall" by Palestinians, has increasingly attracted international media attention, largely due to the hard-to-ignore scale of the The most obvious historical parallel to the barrier is the Berlin Wall. In keeping with the same goal that governed the drawing of the city’s boundaries in 1967 – to annex as much land and as few Palestinians as possible – the route deviates from Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries in five areas: The barrier cuts off two areas which lie within the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem – the area of Shu’fat Refugee Camp and the area of Kafr ‘Aqab – which are currently home to some 140,000 Palestinians. According to Civil Administration in 1967, Israel drew the municipale boundaries of Great Jerusalem which extended beyond the annexed lands of east In practice, however, the gates obstruct access to the land and are largely there for the sake of appearances, making a show of enabling life to go on undisturbed as before. QuickLink: B'Tselem: Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea - Israel Separation Wall(Image by Terrazzo) Details DMCA Jewish Supremacy from … A key factor in determining the barrier’s route was the location of settlements, thereby laying the groundwork for the de facto annexation of most of the settlements and much land for their future expansion. However, the establishment of the barrier was also intended to serve other, undeclared aims. Another 53 kilometers (about 7.5%) were under construction, and construction has yet to be started on some 200 kilometers. The justices accepted the state’s argument that the barrier is temporary, and that the route was planned based on security considerations alone. A separation barrier or separation wall is a barrier, wall or fence, constructed to limit the movement of people across a certain line or border, or to separate peoples or cultures. Only in the case of several petitions did the Court order that certain alterations be made to the planned route. The idea of erecting the separation wall, or what Israel calls the “security fence,” in the West Bank came in 1992, and building commenced on April 16, 2002. According to figures provided by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of September 2017 some 460 kilometers (about 65% of the planned barrier) had been completed. It is impossible to miss the separation wall when traveling in the West Bank. Such restrictions on freedom of movement limit the access of rural populations to hospitals in neighboring cities; education suffers as many teachers who work in schools located in the enclaves live on the other side of the barrier; and important personal relationships must endure the strain of friends and relatives not being able – with very rare exceptions – to receive permits to pay a visit. Yet even olive trees suffer without regular cultivation. The Separation Barrier The barrier broke up contiguous Palestinian urban and rural blocs, severed inter-community ties forged over generations, and abruptly imposed an arbitrary reconfiguration of space based on settlement boundaries and to suit the convenience of Israeli security forces. Instead, permits are issued only to the landowners, notwithstanding that they are often the most elderly members of the family. The barrier has also impinged on longstanding trade ties forged over the years between Palestinian communities near the Green Line and Israeli citizens. ... Israel's human rights organization B'Tselem has compiled the death toll in the territories and Israel from Sept. 29, 2000, the date on which Ariel Sharon walked on the Temple Mount, until Dec. 31, 2000. A new report published by B'Tselem reveals that only Palestinians require permits. The Separation Barrier in Jerusalem has completely sealed off the city from the rest West Bank, thereby stepping up East Jerusalem’s isolation from the areas of the West Bank that were not annexed to Israel. The Court held the main concern to be the question of proportionality: Does the planned route of the barrier cause disproportionate harm, in the Court’s eyes, to the rights of Palestinians? The Separation Barrier was built in the style of a border barrier. There are some 11,000 Palestinians living in 32 communities that are now trapped between the Separation Barrier and the Green Line. The concrete wall is a total of about 70 kilometers long. This nativity set holds a special place in the hearts of Bethlehem Bible College faculty, students, and staff. In some of these areas – and the resultant enclaves – the number of Palestinians has dwindled as a result. 19.4 & 20.1 117 The Separation Wall ignores urban planning considerations, literally running down the middle of the Ash’Shayyah11 neighborhoods, leaving half of the residents in East Jerusalem, on the Israeli side of the Separation Wall, and imprisoning the other half in al-‘Eizariya, on the West Bank side. Israel did install 84 gates in the completed sections of the barrier to theoretically enable the owners access to their lands. The route of the Separation Barrier, 85% of which runs inside the West Bank, has laid the groundwork for the de-facto annexation of most settlements and much land for their future expansion.
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