25 years after Berlin Wall fall / Apartheid Wall Comparison between Berlin Wall and the Israeli apartheid wall in Palestine

Comparison between Berlin Wall and the Israeli apartheid wall in Palestine…

Introduction

Israel’s West Bank Barrier has become the most visible manifestation of the Israeli military occupation and most pressing issue for Palestinians. Often misleadingly called a “fence”, the considerable structure snakes through the West Bank on Palestinian land, leaving Palestinians on the wrong side isolated from their land, extended families, and way of life.

Berlin homes facing the wall. | Palestine home facing the wall.

Even the death made inaccessible in Berlin and Palestine, cemeteries sealed in by the Wall

Berlin’s children playing football at the wall | Palestinian children playing football at the wall

Carrying the cross in a divided city under siege which is surrounded by walls. Left Berlin on the Right Jerusalem. Religion under siege too.

Berlin Wall and checkpoint zone: OUT of Use | Israel wall and checkpoint zone: Still IN use

The illegality of the Wall

on 9 July 2004, at the request of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice in The Hague issued an Advisory Opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Court made clear that the construction of the Wall and the settlements were illegal. The Advisory Opinion of the Court represents the most authoritative statement to date of the content and applicability of international law concerning Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. On July 10, 2005, the Israeli cabinet approved the construction of the Wall in Jerusalem and vowed the completion of the Wall by September 2005.

Constructing the apartheid walls. Left Berlin. Right the Israeli wall in Palestine

Berlin vs Israeli Apartheid wall in Palestine | Segregating the streets

Berlin vs Israeli Apartheid wall in Palestine | Closing of the road till a dead end…

Berlin Kreuzberg, March 1972 vs Israeli Apartheid wall in Palestine | So children climb on the wall to see…

Berlin vs Israeli Apartheid wall in Palestine… | Or you go peeking through the wall

Berlin vs Israeli Apartheid wall in Palestine | While border control is watching you…

Case before the International Court of Justice

On 8 December 2003, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution (A/RES/ES-10/14) in which it requested the International Court of Justice to “urgently render an advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from the construction of the wall being built by Israel, in the occupied Palestinian territories, including in and around East Jerusalem, considering the rules and principles of international law. The Request for an Advisory Opinion was transmitted to the Court by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in a letter dated 8 December 2003 which was received in the Registry on 10 December 2003. The ICJ ruling against the Barrier was rendered on 9 July 2004.

Berlin vs Israeli Apartheid wall in Palestine | And your mother walks alone aside a concrete wall of hate

Berlin vs Israeli Apartheid wall in Palestine | Unarmed. While the armed cowards hide in the watchtowers

Latest News from StopTheWall.org

The Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign’s mission is to Stop the Wall. The Campaign calls for: (1) the immediate cessation of the building of the Wall, (2) the dismantling of all parts of the Wall and its related zones already built, (3) the return of lands confiscated for the path of the Wall, and (4) the compensation of damages and lost income due to the destruction of land and property in addition to the restitution of land. This page offers the latest news posted on the StopTheWall.orgwebsite.

As in Berlin nowadays in Palestine people climb the wall to look… to the other side

Berlin vs Israeli Apartheid wall in Palestine | But one day.. this wall WILL FALL

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Israel’s West Bank Barrier has become the most visible manifestation of the Israeli military occupation and most pressing issue for Palestinians. Often misleadingly called a “security fence”, photographs, images and video show another picture.

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