Construction of the separation wall began two decades ago, in what Israel said was a security measure. Its blueprint was approved by the government of the late Ariel Sharon, a hawkish former ...

‘I lost both legs’: Palestinians scale separation wall for chance to work. Desperate to earn a living, some Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are risking their lives to enter Israel amid ...

And what is the logic of that wall? [Israel announced the separation barrier at the height of the Second Intifada as a means to impede suicide bombings.] Well, first and foremost, ...

Israel’s separation barrier, 20 years on. July 2, 2022 at 3:39 a.m. by ODED BALILTY The Associated Press ...

YATTA, West Bank (AP) — At dawn in mid-May, Sayyed Ayyed and dozens of other unemployed Palestinian men gathered at the foot of the towering wall of concrete and barbed wire dividing the ...

And Israel has no standing rules, so the Attorney General, as well as outside groups, can challenge virtually any policy in court. Everything goes to the courts.

The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months.

At dawn in mid-May, Sayyed Ayyed and dozens of other unemployed Palestinian men gathered at the foot of the towering wall of concrete and barbed wire dividing the occupied West Bank from Israel.

In Israel, Palestinians can earn double or triple a West Bank salary. Standing in their way is Israel’s barrier, running some 700 kilometers (400 miles) long and peaking at 7-meters (23-feet) tall.