2014 restricted access to land: Biddu enclave west bank northern jerusalem periphery barrier affected communities united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east www.unrwa.org
No. of days per year gates were opened No. of days per year gates were not opened 400
350
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250 Palestinians in 2009268 282 328 299 286 8 communities 200 150
100
50 97 83 79 37 66 of the 0 Beit Duqqu population 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Population: 1,762 (16% refugees) 70% Average annual % of days gates are Palestine opened per year from 2009 - 2013 Beit ‘Anan 20% Pop: 4,327 (47% refugees) refugees 2014 Decline in the number of gate opening days Kharayib Umm al Lahim Beit Ijza between January - Pop: 395 (80% refugees) Pop: 745 (51% refugees) Barrier constructed by Israel 40% October 2014 over the Al Qubeiba same period in 2013 Pop: 3,449 (62% refugees) Biddu Qatanna Pop: 7,391 (81% refugees) 2004 - 2007 Pop: 7,022 (81% refugees) Gates opened twice a day by Israeli authorities for a maximum of 15 minutes at a time. If farmers miss the Israeli settlers in 5 15 morning opening they cannot access settlements on Palestinian their lands on that day. Once farmers communities’ lands Mins have crossed, they are unable to 20,000 isolated by the Barrier *approx return until second opening. Beit Surik Pop: 4,226 (74% refugees) Severe restrictions on access Access for farmers at all seven agricultural to agricultural land leads to gates in the Biddu enclave governed by a declining productivity and cumbersome and ineffective coordination system. At three of the gates there is also an crop yield, devastating rural even more restrictive permit regime in livelihoods in communities in addition to the coordination system. the Biddu enclave
100 83% Map Legend 80 Percentage of Palestinian ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Barrier Barrier communities’ lands In July 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, issued its advisory opinion on the Legal Consequences of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. While recognizing Constructed 60 isolated by the Barrier Israel’s right to “protect the life of its citizens” (para. 141), the ICJ stated that the sections of the Barrier which ran Planned Route inside the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, together with the associated gate and permit regime, violated Barrier Checkpoint 38% Israel’s obligations under international law. 40 East 31% 32% Barrier Gate Jerusalem
It called on Israel to cease construction of the Barrier, “including in and around East Jerusalem”; dismantle the Palestinian built-up area 20 sections already completed; and “repeal or render ineffective all legislative and regulatory acts relating thereto”. The 9% 10% Israeli settlement built-up area 2014 October 6% Court also called on all States “not to recognize the illegal situation resulting from the construction of the wall and 0% not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by such construction” (para. 163). 0 Al Qubeiba Beit Duqqu Qatanna Beit ‘Anan Biddu Beit Surik Beit Ijza Kharayib Umm al Lahim
Data on community land isolated by the Barrier from Applied Research Institute Jerusalem. Population and refugee data from Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics *Israeli settlements in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) have been established in breach of international law. Data on agricultural gate openings from UNRWA’s Operations Support O cer Programme