United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs LEBANON SYRIA West Bank Barrier Route Projections July 2009
West Bank Gaza Strip
JORDAN Barta'a ISRAEL
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Area Affected The Barrier’s total length is 709 km, more than twice the length of the 1949 Armistice Line W e s t B a n k (Green Line) between the West Bank and Israel.
Jordan River Jordan The total area located between the Barrier and the Green Line is 9.5 % of the West Bank,
Qalqilya including East Jerusalem and No Man's Land. Qedumim Finger When completed, approximately 15% of the Barrier will be constructed on the Green Line or in Israel with 85 % inside the West Bank.
Biddya Area Populations Affected Ari’el Finger If the Barrier is completed based on the current route:
Az Zawiya Approximately 35,000 Palestinians holding Enclave West Bank ID cards in 34 communities will be located between the Barrier and the Green Line.
The majority of Palestinians with East
Kafr Aqab Jerusalem ID cards will reside between the Barrier and the Green Line. However, Bir Nabala Enclave Biddu Palestinian communities inside the current Area municipal boundary, Kafr Aqab and Shu'fat No Man's Land Shu'fat Camp Camp, are separated from East Jerusalem by the Barrier. Ma’ale Green Line Adumim Settlement Jerusalem Bloc Approximately 125,000 Palestinians will be surrounded by the Barrier on three sides. These comprise 28 communities; the Biddya and Biddu areas, and the city of Qalqilya. ISRAEL Approximately 26,000 Palestinians in 8 Gush communities in the Az Zawiya and Bir Nabala Etzion Enclaves will be surrounded on four sides Settlement Bloc by the Barrier, with a tunnel or road connection to the rest of the West Bank.
D e a d S e a Barrier Route Completed (413 km or 58.3 %)
Under construction (73 km or 10.2 %)
Green Line Planned (223 km or 31.5 %)
Cartography and Barrier Themes: OCHA-oPt IMU Kilometers Map July 2009 02.5 5 10 Base data: MoPIC (2000) updates OCHA (2009) Reproduction and/or use of this material is only permitted with express reference to "United Nations OCHA oPt" as the source. The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. For comments contact
Access to East Jerusalem is of critical importance for the entire West Bank population, for specialized medical care, university education, work, social and family relationships and worship. For most Palestinians this access has been forbidden since 1993, unless they possess a difficult-to-obtain entry permit issued by the Israeli authorities. Since the Barrier was completed in the area, permit holders are allowed to enter East Jerusalem only through four of the 16 existing checkpoints to the city along the Barrier, and only by foot. Permits become invalid whenever a general closure is declared, usually during Jewish holidays and times of security alert.
Humanitarian Impact:
• The Barrier in Jerusalem weaves around and between East Jerusalem and nearby West Bank towns and villages, dividing communities and neighbourhoods from each other.
• Villages that were once closely connected to Jerusalem now lie on the West Bank side of the Barrier, physically separated from the city.
• The Barrier surrounds entire communities, such as the Bir Nabala enclave, with an inner barrier, with access channelled through ‘Fabric of Life’ roads.
• The Barrier cuts off West Bank Palestinians and care providers from specialist and tertiary health care in the six specialist hospitals in East Jerusalem.
• The Barrier divides entire families: husbands and wives are separated from each other, children and relatives.
• The Barrier delays school and university students and teachers from accessing educational services in Jerusalem.
• The Barrier cuts off Muslims and Christians from religious sites in Jerusalem.
FIVE YEARS ON: A Summary of the Humanitarian Impact of the Barrier since the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion, July 2009 OCHA OPT The Barrier in Bethlehem
The Bethlehem central-urban core is constricted by a combination of Israeli infrastructure, including the Barrier, settlements and settlement outposts. In the eastern governorate, administrative restrictions (Area C, closed military areas and nature reserves) also limit the potential for urban expansion, grazing and for planning and development at the governorate level. If Barrier construction goes ahead as planned in the western part of the governorate, the rural hinterland will be cut off, reducing access to land and water resources.
Humanitarian Impact:
• The Bethlehem governorate is 660 km2. Only 13 percent of Bethlehem’s land is available for Palestinian use, much of this fragmented
• The completed section of the Barrier in the north seals the separation of Bethlehem city from East Jerusalem, blocking its potential for residential and industrial expansion.
• Completion of the Barrier around the Gush Etzion settlement bloc will isolate approx. 64 km2, including some of the most fertile land in the governorate.
• Nine Palestinian communities with approx. 21,000 residents, will face reduced access to Bethlehem City, the major centre for health, education, markets and trade.
• Bethlehem farmers who reside on the ‘Palestinian side’ of the Barrier will also face reduced access to their land behind the Barrier.
• Access to Road 60, the main route south to Hebron, will be blocked.
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Ar Ras !T will sever numerous rural roads and tracks and undermine X% on Green LineXX communities inside closed area (Seam Zone) 'Asira ash Shamalia(! ! 0 % on Green Line JubarahKhirbet Jubara Shave Shomeron (! !»T X% inside West Bank Kafr Sur An NaquraZawata(! access to land, water resources and markets, with severe 100 % inside West Bank !» Qusin!» (! Sal'it Saffarin Beit Lid Shave Shomron Qalqiliya X kilometers at Gates:widest point Kafr Laqif: Kur !T !» implications for the agricultural economy of both northern 22 kilometers at widest point DG Beit Wazan(! XX communitiesTotal: with land under or isolated by Barrier The main entrance to the village Deir Sharaf 'Asira ash Shamaliya 3 communities inside closed area/seam zone Ar Ras Al Juneid governorates. Seasonal: will be blocked and the mainKafr road Jammal to Kafr Zibad !T Immatin: Nablus XX communities inside closed area (Seam Zone) !R Qedumim 'Asira ash Shamalia(!Nablus ! 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The Az Zawiya enclave of three be surrounded on four sides In the 'Qedumim Finger' approximately will!R'Izbat be Salmanisolated!R by the Barrier. !R'Azzun !T 16 asphalted roads and 60 agricultural !T !R by the Barrier, with a tunnel Qarne Shomron !!T D !R Ras at Tira Immanu'el roads 11will asphalted be severed roads by the andBarrier. 88 agricultural 32,000 new settlers to the present population of 17,000. communities, will be surrounded on four sides, with a tunnel T Ramadin alconnection JanubiD G to the'Isla rest of the !R D G !» !R Sanniriya Ma'ale Shomeron Deir Istiya roadsYizhar will be severed by the Barrier. G !R AzzunWest Bank.Atma ! Beit Amin !R (Peace Now: Ministry of Housing’s Plans for the West Bank, link to the rest of the West Bank. A number of isolatedWadi ar Rasha D !R !R D G ! 'Urif !R !R'AzzunG 'Atma Wadi Qana Kifl Haris !R !T Habla Qarawat Bani Hassan !P !R Qira March 2009). Palestinian families will also be isolated, Wadi Qana in the !R !» !R Kfar Tappuah ! Ad Dab'a !» !R Haris !R Az Zawiya, Deir Ballut &Kafr Rafat: !RThulth DG Biddya !R Marda Qedumim ‘Finger’, and ‘Izbat Abu Adam and Dar Abu Basal in Ras 'Atiya !P !D» !R Dar Abu Basal ! 'Izbat JaloudTheseG three communities!» will DG !R Mas-ha !T !T The Ariel ‘Finger’, a 22-kilometre-long corridor, and a !R !R Iskaka In the 'Ariel Finger' approximately the Ariel ‘Finger’. Most villages in the Salfit governorate will be surroundedKafr Kasem on four sides !T Sarta Ari'el !T D !T Rechalim separate corridor in the north, the Qedumim ‘Finger’, will 'Izbat Salman !R G 'Izbat Abu Adam 16 asphalted roads and 60 agricultural by the Barrier, with a tunnel !R !P DGDGDG be forced to make even longer detours to reach the district Ras at Tira !T !T roads will be severed by the Barrier. connectionD to the rest of the Az Zawiya !R As Sawiya link many settlements including Ariel, the Shomron bloc and G !» !R Sanniriya Deir Istiya capital, Salfit City, in the south of the governorate. AzzunWest Bank.Atma ! Beit Amin !R !R Qedumim to Israel. As a consequence, close to 100 km2, DG !R Salfit 'Azzun 'Atma !R !T !R !R RafatQarawat Bani Hassan !R Kifl Haris Qira almost half of Salfit’s land area, will be effectively cut off on In its advisory opinion, the ICJ warned of the legal Bruqin !R Al Lubban ash KfarSharqiya Tappuah !» Haris !R D Biddya !R !R Marda Eli the ‘Israeli’ side of the Barrier. The geographical contiguity consequences should the Barrier route be determined not Deir Ballut G !R 'Ammuriya !R !» !P D !R! Deir Ballut Kafr ad DikDar Abu Basal !T ! !» G Mas-ha !R !R !T of Salfit will be shattered into three disconnected pockets, only for security reasons but also to facilitate settlement Ma'aleIskaka Levona Nablus Kafr Kasem !T Sarta Ari'el !T DG !T Rechalim affecting all of the governorate’s population centres. expansion: 'Izbat Abu Adam !R !P DGDGDG Qalqiliya !T !T 'Arura Rantis Az Zawiya 'QedumimAs Sawiya finger' !» Bruqin: !R Around 20 families Salfit ‘Whilst the Court notes the assurance given by Israel that the construction of the wall does not Rantis Bet Arye Deir as Sudan Kafr ad Dik: !R Rafat will lose access to 'Ariel finger' !R Bruqin 'Ajjul Al Lubban ash Sharqiya amount to annexation and that the wall is of a temporary nature, it nevertheless cannot remain Several communities in this area will have their only grazing lands, Salfit land fragmented and destroyed by triple and'Abud An Nabion whichSalih they are totally Eli indifferent to certain fears expressed to it that the route of the wall will prejudge the future frontier Deir Ballut Ofarim !R 'Ammuriya quadruple!R barriers.!» dependent for theirUmm livelihood. Safa between Israel and Palestine, and the fear that Israel may integrate the settlements and their means of Deir Ballut Kafr ad Dik ! HallamishDeir Nidham (Neve Zuf) 'Atara ¥Nablus T Ateret Ma'ale Levona access. The Court considers that the construction of the wall and its associated régime create a “fait Deir Abu Mash'al Jibiya Barrier Status Palestinian built up areas Affected communities Gates Qalqiliya!T accompli” on the ground that could well become permanent, in which case, and notwithstanding the D Burham !R Affected communities G Daily: generally open 15-60 minutes;! 3 times/day. KobarConstructed'Arura Built up area Rantis ShuqbaT 'Atara 'Qedumimeast of barrier finger' formal characterization of the wall by Israel, it would be tantamount to de facto annexation” D Projected !»!T !»G Weekly/Seasonal: Open 3 times/day; 1-3 days/week; & during olive harvest. Settlements !R! Closed area ! 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!T OCHA OPT OFFICIAL BARRIER ROUTE REVISIONS
Barrier RouteOC ProjectionTOBER of 2003 October 2003 Barrier RouteJUNE Projection 2004 of June 2004 Barrier RouteFEBRUARY Projection of 2005 February 2005 Barrier RouteAPR ProjectioniL 2006 of April 2006
Barrier route Barrier route Barrier route Barrier route Area located between Area located between Area located between Area located between the Barrier and the Green Line the Barrier and the Green Line the Barrier and the Green Line the Barrier and the Green Line
Removed: projected inner barriers Constructed barrier rerouted to
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean SeaGreen Line Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea
Removed: projected extension of barrier into Jordan Valley
Alternative route proposed Alternative route proposed
West Bank West Bank West Bank West Bank
Reduced projected land 'Finger' divided into two within the "finger"
Jordan river Jordan river Jordan river Jordan river Jordan river
Removed projected inner barriers Rerouted closer to Green Line No man's land No man's land No man's land No man's land
Adumim bloc encircled East Jerusalem East Jerusalem East Jerusalem East Jerusalem No man's land No man's land No man's land No man's land ISRAEL ISRAEL ISRAEL ISRAEL
Projected inner barrier Six (6) projected inner Three (3) projected additional barriers removed inner barriers
Rerouted closer 1949 Armistice 1949"Green Armistice Line" 1949 Armistice 1949"Green Armistice Line" "Green Line" to Green Line "Green Line" Dead Sea Dead Sea Dead Sea Dead Sea
Rerouted to Green Line and extended eastwards Rerouted into West Bank
MAIN FEATURES Main changes Main changes Main changes
Length: 638 kilometers Jerusalem area ‘open’ Length: 622 kilometres governorates. Length: 670 kilometres ‘Bubble’ added Length: 703 kilometres Jordan Valley Barrier begun Sothern Hebron route far Jordan Valley Barrier removed Inner Barriers added in Ariel/Qedumim Finger Route moved towards Green Ariel/Qedumim divided into Bethlehem governorate. narrowed further Line in southern Hebron two ‘Fingers’ One Ariel/Qedumim ‘Finger’ from Green Line Ariel/Qedumim Finger narrowed Route moved towards Green Inner barriers removed in Inner barriers added to Inner barriers in Jenin, Line in western Hebron Bethlehem. Tulkarm, Ramallah & Inner barriers removed in Bethlehem (al Walajeh). Bethlehem governorates Jenin, Tulkarm & Ramallah Jerusalem; Ma’ale Adumim
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