The ostensible purpose of the illegal wall between Israel and the West Bank is to protect Israeli citizens. However, the consequences for ordinary Palestinian people have been disasterous. Cutting deep into Palestinian territory, the wall siezes vital water resources and fertile land.
Thousands of houses have been destroyed and large parts of the Palestinian population have found themselves cut off from schools, health services and unable to reach their work. Poverty has increased drastically and the very possibility of a viable Palestinian state is under threat.
Mile after miles of barbed wire, electrified metal, sniper towers and concrete snake through the West Bank, stretching over double the length of the actual border. Trees are uprooted, villages cut off, houses destroyed and vital land, water and resources are lost. The wall is devastating virtually every aspect of Palestinian life.
The International Court of Justice has ruled the wall to be illegal, and the General Assembly of the UN has repeatedly and overwhelmingly supported a resolution calling for the immediate cessation of construction. Despite this Israel continues to ignore its international obligations and has proceeded with the barrier.
War on Want supports the work of Stop the Wall - a grassroots group that is empowering Palestinian communities to peacefully oppose the wall. Stop the Wall also documents the destruction caused by the wall and are building international solidarity around calls for construction to cease, the dismantlement of completed sections, the return of confiscated lands and compensation for those who have been affected by the wall.
War on Want supported the publication of Stop the Wall's report
Towards a global movement for Palestine: A framework for today's anti-apartheid activism.
| What Stop the Wall does |
- Documents the impact of the Wall through the eyes of the communities affected by it
- Circulates research around the world to campaigners, activist movements, and social justice organisations
- Helps local communities discuss effective strategies to bring about social and political change.
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| The Facts |
- Israel is pushing for the wall to be the permanent border, threatening the very possibility of the two-state solution
- The International Court of Justice has ruled that the Wall has been built "contrary to international law"
- The Wall divides Palestinian communities, destroys farmlands, and turns Palestinian towns into de facto prisons
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Stop the Wall's external website contains in-depth information about the project. | |
