| Israel says the bulwark of fences and walls, which runs 180km so far and is to stretch over 700km is a stopgap security measure intended to keep out Palestinian bombers in the absence of peace talks.
Palestinians say the barrier, by snaking well into the West Bank and taking in Jewish settlements, is intended to annex territory that Israel occupied in a 1967 war, but which they claim for a viable state under a US-backed peace plan. Monday's protests were staged as part of a Palestinian "Day of Rage" coinciding with the start of the World Court hearing in The Hague into whether the barrier is illegal and should be torn down, as argued by the Palestinians. Israel boycotted the hearing, contending the barrier is a security issue beyond the court's jurisdiction. |
If Hebrew is the official language of Israel, and the second official language is Arabic, which is also the official language of Palestine, why are the protest signs at the wall written in English?
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