Occupied West Bank resembles an open-air prison with numerous checkpoints, electric fences, and walls
Walls, wire fences, checkpoints... Everything that doesn't belong to the 21st century can be seen in the occupied West Bank.
- World
- Published Date: 03:43 | 09 January 2024
- Modified Date: 03:45 | 09 January 2024
An area of approximately 5,655 square kilometers lies between the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. Three million two hundred thousand Palestinians are struggling for survival on their own land, turned into an open-air prison by Israel's walls.
The 708-kilometer-long concrete barriers surrounding the West Bank were constructed by Israel, claiming to prevent violence with the onset of the Second Intifada. However, the only thing done was to apply violence with almost nightly raids.
Israel attempted to confine Palestinians to a tiny area with these separation walls.
Palestinians reflect on their experiences, feelings, and the unspoken on these separation walls.
The West Bank is currently divided into three parts according to the Oslo Accords.
Area A is under Palestinian military control. Ninety-eight percent of the population lives here.
Area B is under the control of both Israeli and Palestinian military.
Area C is entirely under Israeli military control.
This structure of the West Bank provides a basis for Israel's illegal practices. The infrastructure is insufficient in the territories entered under Israeli military control. Due to arbitrarily closed checkpoints, vehicle queues stretch for kilometers.
Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, Hebron, and Bethlehem are the largest cities in the West Bank.
Under Israeli pressure, the West Bank is left behind in time.
Palestinian children are in their own land but under the shadow of soldiers, walls, and electric wire fences.
Against million-dollar weapons, they only dream of a free Palestine.