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The Separation Wall

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Since the beginning of Israeli occupation of West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1967, Israeli authorities have continually conspired to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state within the confines of these territories, thereby destroying Palestinian hopes of freedom and independence, such as the confiscation of land for military purposes in addition to the ingoing expansion of illegal settlement throughout the occupied territories and the Separation Wall. Thus, one of the crises which committed as part of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine that constitutes International Law crimes and considered one of the most dangerous crises on Palestinian people is “the Separation Wall”. In April 2002 the Israeli government adopted the Israeli plan to …show more content…

The Wall also was a reason and a geographic factor for the Separation of Palestinian families. On the other hand, people who live in the western side of the Wall suffered from daily and serious problems. Passing through gates everyday forced a large number to leave education. For example, the Palestinian village “Barta'a” which surrounded by the Wall and gates doesn’t have schools for high students, that forced many of the students especially girls to leave their schools and not completing the university education. As well as school teachers suffered from indignation and soldiers hatred at checkpoints, in this context the education of girls and women was the more areas affected, due to fear on them pushed some families to force and prevent their daughters from going to schools and completing their education. In addition to this, health statues of the Palestinian families continue to deteriorate because of the difficulties of access to health services where due to checkpoints, gates and policy closures. Especially to those who stay in a western side of the Wall are suffered from a daily and serious problem to access health in particular …show more content…

The question is the following:
“What are the legal consequences arising from the construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, as described in the report of the Secretary-General, considering the rules and principles of international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, and relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions?”
International Court of Justice ruled that Israel is violating International Law by continuing to work on the construction of the Separation Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. According to a judicial

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