Behind the Fence
Duration: 00:45:00 In June 2002 Israel began construction of a 115-kilometre-long security fence along or near the "green line" separating the West Bank from Israel proper. Dubbed by its critics "The Berlin Wall of the Middle East" and the "Wall of Apartheid" it is bein...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | English |
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BBC
2003
United Kingdom |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:8329e0f2-5c79-4688-92aa-a178cc444eb8 |
| Summary: | Duration: 00:45:00
In June 2002 Israel began construction of a 115-kilometre-long security fence along or near the "green line" separating the West Bank from Israel proper. Dubbed by its critics "The Berlin Wall of the Middle East" and the "Wall of Apartheid" it is being built at the cost of $1 million per kilometre. The aim, the Israeli government has stated, is to prevent Palestinian "terrorists" from infiltrating into Israel. For many Palestinians however it is nothing more than a sinister ploy to grab more of their land and further reinforce the occupation through the "ghettoisation" of their communities. At the same time many Israelis and Palestinians wonder if it could turn out to be the borderline for a future Palestinian state. |
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| Published: | 2003 |