The wall that runs through the Palestinian homeland

A photo essay in Le Monde reflecting the struggle against Israel’s apartheid wall that snakes illegally through the West Bank.

In related news, this video shows the protest in Nilin yesterday to mark the 20th anniversary to the fall of the Berlin wall, which has been declared an international day of action against Israel’s barrier. The 300 demonstrators managed to topple a part of the eight metre tall concrete wall that cuts through the village’s land. The concrete wall in Nilin – five to eight metres (15 to 25 feet) in height has only recently been laid on the path of the wall cutting through Nilin lands, in addition to the already existing electronic barrier and razor-wire:

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