Photostory: The Wall in Bethlehem

Arjan El Fassed
The Electronic Intifada
6 July 2004

Israel’s Apartheid Wall under construction between the Israeli settlement “Har Homa” built on Jabel Abu Ghneim and Beit Sahour. Ironically the meaning of the Hebrew name of the settlement “Har Homa” is literally “Mountain of the Wall” (Photo: Arjan El Fassed)


As the International Court of Justice will render its advisory opinion in the case concerning the legal consequences of the construction of the Wall in the occupied Palestinian territory on July 9, 2004, EI’s Arjan El Fassed visited Bethlehem, Beit Jala and Beit Sahour where Israel continues the construction of the Wall. Ironically, the meaning of the Hebrew name of the settlement built on Jabel Abu Ghneim, separating the Bethlehem district from Jerusalem, “Har Homa” literally means “Mountain of the Wall”. Israel’s Apartheid Wall will completely separate Beit Sahour, Beit Jala and Bethlehem from the northern parts of the West Bank.

Israel’s Apartheid Wall under construction between Tantura and Beit Sahour (Photo: Arjan El Fassed)

Construction on Israel’s Apartheid Wall near Beit Jala, on the outskirts of Bethlehem (Photo: Arjan El Fassed)


Israel’s Apartheid Wall under construction between Tantura and Beit Sahour (Photo: Arjan El Fassed)

Arjan El Fassed is co-founder of The Electronic Intifada. He recently visited various towns and villages in occupied Palestine.

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