Stop the wall in Palestine
Country: Palestine  |   Partner: Stop the Wall
Aims
- To stop construction of the Wall
- To dismantle the parts of the Wall already built
- To ensure the return of land confiscated through construction
- Obtain compensation for all losses
Successes
- Documenting the impact of the Wall through the eyes of the communities affected by it
- Circulating research around the world to campaigners, activist movements, and social justice organisations
- Helping local communities discuss effective strategies to bring about social and political change.
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
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 disastrous. Cutting deep into Palestinian territory, the wall seizes 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.
Mile after mile 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. The Israeli government has ignored these calls, and thereby its international obligations.
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.
Our film, Voices from the Nakba, features interviews with people whose lives have been ruined by the occupation and the separation wall.
» Find the latest news of Stop the Wall's work from their website
