MAPPING APARTHEID IN THE WEST BANK


The West Bank After 41 years of Israeli military occupation* Animated to show the Green Line, Israeli Settlements, the Wall/Barrier, the off-limits Jordan Valley, and Israeli Military travel and control restrictions for Palestinians

				The area known as the Palestinian West Bank, showing what is known as the Green Line.

				Israeli Jews-only settlements and “settlement blocks” established since 1967 and repeatedly declared to be in violation of international law and UN Security Council Resolutions.

				Mostly completed sections of Israel’s Walls and Barriers. Construction began in 2003 and a landmark ruling “the Wall” was declared illegal by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in July 2004..

				Sections of the Wall under construction.

				Palestinian areas completely surrounded by the Wall and/or additional barriers.

				Palestinian areas trapped between the Wall and the Green Line.

				Boundaries of Palestinian “enclaves” established by Israel with all Palestinian travel between “enclaves” controlled by Israeli army roadblocks and checkpoints.

				Tri-section boundaries established by Israel — dividing the West Bank further into three sections requiring special permits for Palestinians to travel between sections.

				The entire Jordan Valley has been restricted by the Israeli military and made off-limits to Palestinians. Israeli settlements and farms are shown and are continually expanding.

				*Updated with additional information by Goals for Americans on 1 August 2008 and based on detailed monitoring and studies provided by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Occupied Palestinian Territories (OCHA) and the Israeli organization B’tselem.