Israel and the Occupied Territories
Surviving under siege:
The impact of movement restrictions
on the right to work
(map taken from "L'accord de Genève, une fenêtre ouverte sur l'espoir"
by Qadoura Fares, Le Monde Diplomatique, December 2003.
For maps and facts, also go to B'Tselem).
13 July 2004
Israel must end its policy of closures and restriction of movement
Israel has the right to take reasonable, necessary and proportionate measures to protect the security of its citizens and its borders. These include measures to prevent the entry into Israel of Palestinians or others who are reasonably suspected of intending to carry out suicide bombings or other attacks.
However, Israel does not have a right to unlawfully destroy or confiscate Palestinian land and property and hinder the movements of Palestinians inside the Occupied Territories in order to consolidate its control over land which is being used for illegal Israeli settlements. [...] This fence / wall is having devastating economic and social consequences on the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, separating families and communities from each other and from their land and water - their most crucial assets
Amnesty International is adding its voice to worldwide protests against Israel's construction of the fence / wall in the Occupied West Bank. The organization calls on the Israeli authorities to stop the construction of the fence / wall in the West Bank that is affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. [...]
Israel and the Occupied Territories - Surviving under siege:
The impact of movement restrictions on the right to work
Full Report - AI Index: MDE 15/001/2003 of 8 September 2003
Report: Executive Summary AI Index: MDE 15/064/2003 of 8 September 2003
Israel must end its policy of closures and restriction of movement
Press Release, AI Index: MDE 15/099/2003 of 7 November 2003
(quotes above)