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Israeli Court Orders Rerouting of West Bank Wall

HeadlineSep 04, 2007

Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered the state to reroute part of its West Bank separation wall around the Palestinian village of Bil’in. For nearly three years residents of Bil’in and international peace activists have held weekly nonviolent demonstrations against the wall because it cuts off a large part of their farming land. Bil’in’s mayor, Ahmed Issa Abdallah Yassin, hailed the court ruling as a victory, but he said protests will continue until the wall is eliminated. Israel is building a 425-mile wall through the West Bank to separate Palestinian residents and Jewish settlers. In 2004, the International Court of Justice issued a nonbinding ruling that parts of the wall are illegal and should be torn down, but Israel has vowed to complete the project.

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