1. The West Bank Barrier - Then and Now
... than the first intifada. The Arabic term "intifada" means "shaking off" (Bickerton 114). As response of many disastrous events derivatives from the second intifada, The Israeli government took action starting to build what they called "Security Fence" in June 2002. "The West Bank "Separation Barrier" or "Security Fence" or " ... Israeli vehicles only (4). Palestinian land was confiscate to build the barrier; hundreds of Palestinian farmers and traders are cut off from their land and means of economic survival meanwhile Israel's Government argues that the fence is purely a security ob...
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