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Israel Responsible for Over $1Bn in Damages
Friday, 9 March 2007, 9:12 am
Press Release: International Solidarity Movement
Israel Responsible for Over One Billion Dollars in Damages to East Jerusalem
Palestinians
Alternative Information Center Press Conference
Wednesday March 14th 10:30am
Daila, 4 Queen Shlomzion Street, West Jerusalem
In the recently published bulletin, The Separation Wall in East Jerusalem -
Economic Consequences, Shir Hever, Researcher of the Alternative Information
Centre ( AIC) highlights that construction of the Israeli Separation Wall has
to date resulted in 1.2 billion dollars in damages to East Jerusalem
Palestinians;194 million dollars annually.
Compared to areas affected by the Separation Wall outside of the Jerusalem
area, the Jerusalem Wall is particularly damaging as it cuts through a major
urban area, directly and adversely affecting over 200,000 people on a daily
basis - especially workers, school children and families. Among other negative
effects, the Separation Wall has caused household income for Palestinian
families in East Jerusalem to fall (in real terms) by about 17.5% since
construction began.
The Separation Wall was deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice
in 2004. In December of 2006 the United Nations established a process to ensure
that Palestinians will be compensated for damages incurred due to Wall
construction. The Wall is creating a growing future debt for Israel and
Israelis.
As we approach the 40th year of the Israeli Occupation of East Jerusalem,
discussions that provide a nuanced understanding of the current policies and
practices of occupation employed by Israel are of growing importance. At the
press conference, Shir Hever will present a discussion of the economic impacts
of the Separation Wall, including economic strangulation within, and the
centrality of East Jerusalem in achieving a just peace for Palestinians and
Israelis. A copy of The Separation Wall in East Jerusalem - Economic
Consequences, as well as other informational resources, will be distributed to
those present.
The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is a Palestinian-led non-violent
resistance movement committed to ending Israel's illegal occupation of
Palestinian land. We call for full compliance with all relevant UN resolutions
and international law.
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