As the year comes to an end, we are sharing with you a new factsheet, highlighting the humanitarian impact of the Barrier over the past 20 years: bit.ly/BackToTheWall20
Throughout 2022, we have been marking 20 years since the construction of the 700-kilometre long Israeli Barrier. It was built with the stated aim of preventing violent attacks by Palestinians in Israel and it deviates from the Green Line by running mostly inside the West Bank. The Barrier separates Palestinian communities and farmland from the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory, hinders access to workplaces and essential services, and transforms geography, economy and social life. Those who can cross the Barrier may only do so with special permits or other arrangements that have become more and more restrictive over the years. As such, the Barrier has increased the humanitarian needs to which we have to respond. In 2004, the International Court of Justice established that sections of the Barrier running inside the West Bank, as well as the associated permit and gate regime, violate Israel’s obligations under international law, and should be dismantled. Almost two decades on, this has not been acted upon.
Source: Palestine Update