![palestinianliberator:
Hello!
The “West Bank Barrier/Wall” [also dubbed the “Apartheid Wall”] is a wall being constructed by Israel within the West Bank of Palestine. The wall is meant, according to Israel, to serve as an added layer of defense against Palestinians, to protect the Israeli people. The problem with that, however, is that while protecting the Israeli people, it has subjected Palestinians to an even more restrictive occupation.
The wall is being built mostly WITHIN the border of the West Bank, as opposed to being built along the border, or even on Israeli territory. The follow is a map created by ProCon.org, with the Apartheid Wall’s path displayed in red, and the border of the West Bank displayed in green:
As you can see, it weaves in and around Palestinian territory, essentially isolating the villages the Israeli government chooses to enclose within the wall.
The wall also serves to cut Palestinians from their land, often leaving farmers seperated from their crops, villages separated from their water supply, and as I mentioned, completely enclosing various communities within the wall, effectively serving as literal prison walls, forming an open-air prison.
This wall dwarfs the size and scale of the Berlin wall,
Keep in mind that the length is now projected to be 700 kilometers, rather than 650.
The wall has also led to a number of environmental issues on top of the already severely hindered agricultural ones, such as the case in Beit Hanina where the village was basically flooded by rainwater because the Wall restricted the flow of surface water, causing it to pile up and collect within the village.
The wall also cuts of tens of thousands of Palestinians from the rest of Palestine, trapping them on the Israeli side of the wall, while denying them entry into Israel, while at the same time implementing a crippling system of checkpoints that make entering into the West Bank such a hassel that many simply choose not to.
To get an idea of how large the wall is, here is a picture of me [standing at 6’1] next to a portion of the wall in Bethlehem:
As well as another photo showing how the wall weaves around Palestinian villages:
You see the alley the wall creates? That’s the road cars are supposed to drive on to get to where they need to.
Needless to say, the Apartheid Wall that Israel is constructing, although being built in the name of “defense”, is no more than another tool Israel is using to steal more Palestinian land, trap Palestinians, and cripple the Palestinian economy.
For more reading, you can check out the UNRWA Barrier Monitoring Unit, as well as the 2011 B’Tselem Article regarding The Wall](http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4dbf703583938f63f737431c6a61485/tumblr_meod2vhNiL1qav7bjo1_1280.png)
Ya Rab help me clear my mind, wipe away all my distractions so I can get close to You. My life is such a mess, all I want is to be close to You so You can help me overcome all my problems.
I just feel so lonely and nostalgic. I think I’m genuinely sad right now.
"I could tell right away that you were once a people pleaser. The remnants of it still remain, and probably always will to some extent. What’s changed is not that you don’t like to please people. What’s changed is that you’ve recognized the value of your pleasing people, causing you to put a price on it. Now, it must be earned, and will not be handed out or even made available to just anybody. There are some that will always hold your heart and for whom you will always be willing to do anything to please. but you will also put barriers up against them, not because you don’t trust them, but because you are afraid of one day being trampled by those closest to you, and that is your greatest fear. It is your greatest fear of all because you recognize how real that possibility truly is, perhaps due to your own experience or the experiences of those close to you. Regardless, this armour you have built as an external extension of you is good for you because now, a person must be willing to take arms with your armour to even stand a chance at getting a place in your life."
- Nadir Keval (via nadirkeval)
"Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth."
"My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors."
- Maya Angelou (via veinsfullofpoetry)
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