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Israeli high court temporarily halted separation fence construction [this day at law]
January 13, 2012 by Cody Harding
On January 13, 2005, Israel's High Court of Justice issued a temporary injunction halting preparations for the construction of a security fence in the West Bank. The injunction was issued after residents of the Palestinian village of Beit Sourik petitioned the court that the route of the fence did.... [more]

UN condemned West Bank security wall [this day at law]
October 21, 2011 by Cody Harding
On, October 21, 2003, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution which demanded Israel halt construction of a security barrier in the West Bank and remove existing stretches of fence. Construction of security barriers in Israel has been a continued source of criticism from the.... [more]

Israel begins moving West Bank security barrier under court order
February 12, 2010 by Daniel Makosky
Israel has begun to reroute a segment of its West Bank security barrier, said Ministry of Defense spokesperson Shlomo Dror on Thursday. The modifications, which may not be completed until the end of the year, will shift the controversial barrier's path several hundred yards west of its current....... [more]

Israel high court orders re-routing of West Bank security barrier
December 16, 2008 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The Israeli Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the government must change the proposed route for its West Bank security barrier, finding that the current plan encroaches too much on Palestinian territory. The court found the government in contempt for failing to follow its previous instructions.... [more]

Report accuses Israel of excluding Palestinians from West Bank settlement areas
September 11, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
A report released Thursday by B'Tselem- The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories alleges that Israeli security policies have resulted in Palestinians being prevented from accessing land adjacent to settlements in the West Bank. The report, entitled....... [more]

Israel high court orders partial re-routing of West Bank security barrier
September 4, 2007 by Jaime Jansen
The Supreme Court of Israel Tuesday ordered the Israeli government to redraw the route of its West Bank security barrier near the Palestinian village of Bilin within a reasonable period. Bilin residents had challenged the construction of the wall on the grounds that the barrier's pla....... [more]

Israel disregarding humanitarian law: Red Cross
May 15, 2007 by Michael Sung
A unpublished report by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) obtained by the New York Times accuses Israel of disregarding its obligations under international humanitarian law and reshaping the development of the Jerusalem metropolitan area to further its inter....... [more]

Israel high court allows construction of Jerusalem wall section to continue
December 13, 2006 by Lisl Brunner
Israel's High Court ruled on Wednesday that construction of a 1.5-mile sector of the country's security fence in northeast Jerusalem could continue, denying an appeal by residents of a Palestinian neighborhood left outside. After the court ruled in November that construction of the section....... [more]

Israel high court upholds northern route of security barrier
November 26, 2006 by Leslie Schulman
Israel's High Court ruled Sunday that a proposed portion of Israel's Security Fence running north of Jerusalem is legal despite its segregation of five villages and about 1,500 Palestinians from the rest of Israel. Many of the villagers hold Israeli identification cards. Chief Justice Ahar....... [more]

Israel high court rejects petition against border barrier
October 27, 2006 by Lisl Brunner
The Supreme Court of Israel Thursday rejected an appeal by Palestinian villagers who claim that a 6-kilometer stretch of the border wall currently being built will separate them from their crops. The court cited security concerns in its ruling, noting that the three Jewish settlements in the area,.... [more]



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