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Israel-Palestine
Barrier to separate 55,000 Paleo residents from Jerusalem
2005-07-11
JERUSALEM - Around a quarter of the Palestinian population of Jerusalem face being cut off from the rest of the holy city after Israel’s cabinet approved a new route for its controversial West Bank barrier on Sunday. Palestinians accused Israel of trying to shut down argument over the fate of occupied east Jerusalem.
By George I think they've got it.
The revised route of the barrier will mean that some 55,000 residents of east Jerusalem, which was captured and annexed by Israel in 1967, will no longer be able to travel freely throughout the holy city. Around 230,000 Palestinians live in the city. It will cut now through the Palestinian neighbourhoods of Shaufat and Akab as well as the Qalandiya refugee camp on the eastern outskirts of the city.

Olmert insisted that citizens who found themselves outside the route of the barrier would not lose access to services. “They will continue to be the beneficiaries of the social and municipal services which they are entitled to as holders of residency cards,” Olmert said, adding that building work around Jerusalem should finish in September. Construction has been slowed down in the Jerusalem area following recent rulings by the Israeli Supreme Court that said the fundamental rights of some civilians were being infringed.

The status of Jerusalem has long been one of the thorniest issues of the Middle East conflict. While Israel regards Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the Jewish state, the Palestinians want to establish the capital of their promised future state in the east of the city.

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said that the move would undermine the peace process.
Which otherwise is moving by leaps and bounds.
“I do not believe this is helpful either to the peace process or to Israeli security,” Abbas told reporters. “It will put obstacles in the way of peace.”

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat told AFP that the move ”has the potential to destroy the entire peace process” as it appeared that Israel was trying to impose its own solution on the status of Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has made no secret of his intention to cement control over parts of the occupied West Bank, especially on the outskirts of Jerusalem, in exchange for a voluntary withdrawal from Gaza.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  What the hell have the Paleos built?

A death cult.
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-07-11 15:01  

#3  Cause meet Effect.
Posted by: raptor   2005-07-11 07:51  

#2  Around a quarter of the Palestinian population of Jerusalem face being cut off from the rest of the holy city after Israel’s cabinet approved a new route for its controversial West Bank barrier on Sunday.

What's the matter? The parts of Jerusalem they already have not good enough for them?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-07-11 00:47  

#1  The wall can go anywhere the Isreali courts will let it. The status of Jersalem is that is the Capitol city of Isreal. If the Paleos don't get it by now they should have let sleeping dogs lie back in the 1960's.

While the Paleos have been pissing in their beer and continuing a war and aggression against Isreal, Isreal has built a modern nation. What the hell have the Paleos built?
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-07-11 00:24  

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