4 years on

4 years on

4 years since the ICJ decision condemning the wall and deeming it illegal construction continues. Dr. Mustafa Barghouti takes note of some of the damage:

In Abud village, the building of the Wall and the settlements will cover 23% of the village's land.
In At-Tuwani, the Wall and the settlements confiscated 1,500 dunums to the villagers. About 100-70 dununs are confiscated every year.
In Azzun Atma, in the Qalqilya district, 700 dunums over 5,000 were confiscated. When over, the Wall will take some 4,000 more from the villagers.
In Beit Sira, the occupation authorities confiscated 25% of the 4,600 dunums of the town were confiscated for settlement purpose. 65% more were stolen in 2006 to build the Wall.
In Biddu, the building of Har Hadar settlement confiscated to the Bedouin 35,000 dunums of the 64,000 of the original land.
In Jayyous, 75% of the highly valuable agricultural land is located on the other side of the apartheid wall and bulldozers have uprooted some 5,000 olive trees.
In Marda, Salfit directorate, 33% of the lands were confiscated for the extension of Ariel settlement.
In Qibya, the Wall prevents the villagers to access 80% of their agricultural land.
6 settlements have been established in the Region, controlling up to 60% of Bi'lin and the neighboring villages.

What do the Palestinians do? Conduct Non-violent demonstrations against the wall.


the Israeli response?


Violent reaction on the part of the IDF: gunshots, curfews, tear gas, etc.


and let's not forget settler violence too- unlike the IDF, they don't wait for non-violent demonstrations to beat up Palestinians: