Israel's Apartheid Wall
One year on: The illegality of the Wall
One year ago 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. (Added 13 July 2005)

  • Barrier Route was Planned to Enable Settlement Expansion, B'Tselem/Bimkom (15 September 2005)
  • Construction moves forward on Barrier around Ma'aleh Adumim, B'Tselem (26 August 2005)
  • Israel orders Palestinian land seized, Khalid Amayreh (24 August 2005)
  • UN Experts mark anniversary of ICJ "Wall Opinion", UNCHR (4 August 2005)
  • One year after ICJ ruling, Israel OKs Wall in Jerusalem, Arjan El Fassed (10 July 2005)
  • Text of the Israeli cabinet communique approving the completion of the Wall in Jerusalem (10 July 2005)

    Multimedia: The Wall (WMV - 2.3MB)


  • Lawyers challenge EU and UK over inaction on Palestine, War on Want (20 July 2005)
  • One year on: Governments have obligations to hold Israel to account, Jeff Handmaker, Peter Malcontent and Gentian Zyberi (9 July 2005)
  • One year on: We are No Longer Able to see the Sun Set, Andrew N. Rubin (9 July 2005)
  • One year on: Protest against the Wall in Bil'in, Marcy Newman (9 July 2005)
  • Palestinian boy shot dead, demonstrations mark one year ICJ ruling, Laila El-Haddad (9 July 2005)
  • Tearing down illegal wall only way to achieve peace, Marcy Newman (9 July 2005)
  • One year on: Palestinian civil society calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions, Joint Advocacy Initiative (9 July 2005)


  • Israeli High Court freezes building of the barrier in Dahiyat al-Barid, B'Tselem (22 June 2005)
  • Route of barrier designed to allow settlement expansion, ACRI (2 June 2005)
  • Jerusalem residents scramble to fight wall, Ahmad Sub Laban (22 May 2005)
  • UN Committee on Palestine considers concrete action by international community, UN DPI (11 May 2005)
  • Separation Barrier route violates international law, ACRI (6 May 2005)
  • The making of an Israeli factoid, Rima Merriman (5 May 2005)
  • Jerusalem and Bethlehem divided by Separation Barrier, Christian Aid (17 March 2005)
  • World must persuade Israel to tear down barrier on Palestinian land – UN meeting, UN News (10 March 2005)
  • UN registry of damage to Palestinians from Israeli barrier moves step closer, UN News (11 January 2005)


    International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion
  • International Court Rules Against Israel's Wall, ICJ (9 July 2004)
  • Summary of the advisory opinion, ICJ (9 July 2004)
  • UN Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand Israel comply with ICJ ruling, UN News (21 July 2004)
  • UNGA resolution on the Advisory Opinion (2 August 2004)
  • BY TOPIC: The Case of the Wall


    Analysis of the ICJ Advisory Opinion
  • The Court has spoken: What's Next?, Azem Bishara (11 July 2004)
  • UN Meeting on Question of Palestine discusses responsibility of governments in upholding international law, UN News (9 March 2005)
  • BY TOPIC: Israel's Apartheid Wall


    Humanitarian impact
  • Report on the Humanitarian Impact of the West Bank Barrier on Palestinian Community, OCHA (March 2005)
  • "Damming" West Bank farmers, Atef Saad (3 March 2005)
  • The Ultimate Barrier: Impact of the Wall on the Palestinian health care system, Médecins du Monde (14 February 2005)
  • BY TOPIC: Humanitarian Impact of the Wall


    Personal stories
  • The Sound of Music, Toine van Teeffelen (8 June 2005)
  • The Writing on the Wall: Maha Abu Dayyeh, Toine van Teeffelen (24 January 2005)
  • The Writing on the Wall: Hania Batar, Toine van Teeffelen (29 December 2004)
  • The Writing on the Wall: Terry Boullata, Toine van Teeffelen (18 December 2004)
  • The Writing on the Wall: Jizelle Salman, Toine van Teeffelen (10 December 2004)


    Multimedia
  • Maps & Satellite Imagery
  • Photostory: Gate Bethlehem (11 June 2005)
  • A cultural protest against the wall (19 November 2004)


    Resources
  • BY TOPIC: Israel's Apartheid Wall
  • Backgrounder, B'Tselem (updated)
  • Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign


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