Closure
Israeli’s Restrictions on President Arafat
Israeli restrictions imposed on President Arafat mobility has not only stopped him from attending Christmas midnight mass in Bethlehem but also revealed a clear Israeli plan to undermine
The So-Called “Lifting of the Siege” : Facts on the Ground.
Recently, Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer reported that the IDF began lifting restrictions imposed on Palestinian cities and villages in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Since the
Tightening the Siege Around the Northern Districts
he unequivocal call to lift the closure and siege imposed on Palestinian towns and villages addressed by the U.S Secretary of State Colin Powell had no effects on the ground:
Tightening The Siege Around Jerusalem
Since 1992, the Israeli government has decided to implement its military plan to achieve complete annexation of Jerusalem from the West Bank. Tightening the siege around Jerusalem has been a
Impact of the Israeli Closure on Solid Waste Disposal Bethlehem as case study
The current closure and curfews that have been imposed on Palestinian cities, towns and villages since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada (September 28, 2000) have had a direct effect
Jericho and The valleys … The Israeli occupation imposes separation and military closure on Jericho and the valley
The area of Jericho and the northern valleys are considered the main food basket for the Palestinian population in the West Bank. Therefore, the Israeli closure on this
The Tightening of the Siege on Jericho: Israel Employs a New Policy of Trench Digging
The city of Jericho lies in the Jordan Valley, 10 km northwest of the Dead Sea and 7 km to the west of the Jordan River; see map.
The So-called “Lifting of the Siege”
On 12th March 2001, less than a week into the new government, Prime Minister Sharon seemed to be feeling the weight of public pressure following the international attention
The Struggles of a Palestinian Community due to the West Bank Closure
'Atara is a Palestinian village in Ramallah District located only three kilometers south of Birzeit which is north of Ramallah; see map. The village stands on the second highest
Research Difficulties during the Current Situation
Since the establishment in 1990, the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem has recognized the importance of the agricultural sector and has focused its work on applied research and on-farm field
Blockading Jerusalem and Ramallah
The districts of Jerusalem and Ramallah lie in the center of the West Bank. These two districts house about one third of the West Bank's population and play a central
Recent Israeli Plan for Cantonizing the Palestinian Territories
Following the events of the past weeks, a total blockade and internal siege has been re-imposed on the West Bank. The siege means that residents from Area A
