The "security wall" is not about security at all. The systematic appropriation of Palestinian land, separates Palestinian from Palestinian, not Palestinian from Israeli and continues to make the Palestinians invisible to the Israeli population. This section of the wall crosses the Jericho road, cutting off access to the main route to Jericho, within Palestinian territory.Today we will be visiting areas of the West bank away from Jerusalem, and I will not be able to post until we return on Saturday.
Yesterday we went on a tour of areas affected by 'The Wall'. After seeing the course of the wall and the continuing settlement activity in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Israeli government's strategy is undeniable. They have systematically made a two state solution nearly impossible while hedging on making any commitments to real policy change. While they stall, they build and the starting point for any negotiations becomes smaller and smaller - all with the active support (political and financial) of the U.S. government. "Mr. Bush - tear down that wall!"
The "security wall" is not about security at all. The systematic appropriation of Palestinian land, separates Palestinian from Palestinian, not Palestinian from Israeli and continues to make the Palestinians invisible to the Israeli population. This section of the wall crosses the Jericho road, cutting off access to the main route to Jericho, within Palestinian territory.
