(We borrowed this picture from Palestine: Let's stop pretending it's a fair fight. Hope that's OK!)
The Israeli West Bank barrier is a wall (and fence), currently being built by Israel, to 85 % on occupied Palestinian territory. When completed it is to be 720 kilometres long, covering the border between Israel and The West Bank entirely.
Again, it is to 85 % built on occupied Palestinian territory, despite the fact that it is built by the Israeli state to separate the Israelis from the Palestinians. The Israeli state says that the purpose of this wall and fence is to protect Israel from terror acts, but is that true?
The wall is cutting off 9,5 % of Palestinian land from the rest of Palestine and the Palestinians. 25.000 Palestinians live in the area between the wall and the Green line - the Internationally recognised border between Israel and Palestine. There are only 66 passages, of which just 12 are open daily, the remaining 54 being opened on a "seasonal" or "seasonal weekly" basis, something which completely destroys the Palestinian economy. The International court in Haag has stated the the wall is a crime against International law.
The Israeli state says that the wall and fence is only temporary, that it will be taken down when "acts of terror cease"... This wall is in itself an act of terror, against the Palestinians. It is a wall of apartheid.
This is the "normal Israel" that Sylvan Adams is talking about. This is one of the reasons the Giro d'Italia should not have three stages in Israel. This is one of the reasons I am boycotting the Giro d'Italia 2018.
Free Palestine and ride safe!
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