page_title: Israeli West Bank barrier
hierarchical_section_title: Israeli West Bank barrier
caption_attribution_description: English: Israeli separation barrier at Abu Dis, June 2004. This picture shows a portion of the barrier being built by Israel in the West Bank. This part is in Abu Dis, close to the eastern part of Jerusalem. The photo was taken on the Jerusalem side of the wall, facing south. The local residents on both sides of the barrier at this point are predominantly Arabs. Deutsch: Israelische Sperrmauer in Abu Dis nahe Ostjerusalems (Juni 2004). Das Photo zeigt die Mauer auf der Jerusalemer Seite Richtung Süden. An dieser Stelle sind die meisten Bewohner auf beiden Seiten der Mauer Araber.
context_page_description: The Israeli West Bank barrier or wall or fence is a separation barrier in the West Bank or along the Green Line. Israel calls it a security barrier against terrorism, while Palestinians call it a racial segregation or apartheid wall. At a total length of 708 kilometres upon completion, the route traced by the barrier is more than double the length of the Green Line, with 15% of the barrier's length running along the Green Line or inside Israel, while the remaining 85% is inside the West Bank going up to 18 kilometres from the West Bank border, isolating about 9% of the land and 25,000 Palestinians from the rest of West Bank.
  The barrier was built during the Second Intifada that began in September 2000, and was defended by the Israeli government as necessary to stop the wave of Palestinian political violence inside Israel that the uprising had brought with it.
  The Israeli government says that the barrier has been effective, as the number of suicide bombings carried out from the West Bank fell from 73, to 12.
context_section_description: The Israeli West Bank barrier or wall or fence (for further names see here) is a separation barrier  in the West Bank or along the Green Line. Israel calls it a security barrier against terrorism, while Palestinians call it a racial segregation or apartheid wall.  At a total length of 708 kilometres (440 mi) upon completion, the route traced by the barrier is more than double the length of the Green Line, with 15% of the barrier's length running along the Green Line or inside Israel, while the remaining 85% is inside the West Bank going up to 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the West Bank border, isolating about 9% of the land and 25,000 Palestinians from the rest of West Bank.
  The barrier was built during the Second Intifada that began in September 2000, and was defended by the Israeli government as necessary to stop the wave of Palestinian political violence inside Israel that the uprising had brought with it.
  The Israeli government says that the barrier has been effective, as the number of suicide bombings carried out from the West Bank fell from 73 (between 2000 and July 2003 – the completion of the "first continuous segment"), to 12 (from August 2003 to the end of 2006).  While the barrier was initially presented as a temporary security measure in a time of heightened tensions, it has since been rapidly associated with a future political border between Israel and Palestine.
  Barrier opponents claim it seeks to annex Palestinian land under the guise of security and undermines peace negotiations by unilaterally establishing new borders. Opponents object to a route that in some places substantially deviates eastward from the Green Line, severely restricts the travel of many Palestinians and impairs their ability to commute to work within the West Bank or to Israel. The International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion stating that the barrier is a violation of international law. In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that stated the wall contradicts international law and should be removed; the vote was 144–4 with 12 abstentions.
caption: The barrier between Abu Dis and East Jerusalem, June 2004
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