JPost - Reg Req’d
Bulldozers cleared land east of Jerusalem Monday as Israel moved ahead with the construction of a new segment of its barrier through the West Bank, shrugging off criticism from both the Palestinians and the United States.
| "What're y'gonna replace it with? A ceasefire?" |
Israel began confiscating Palestinian lands for sections east of Jerusalem more than a week ago, and workers broke ground on the section east of Jerusalem on Friday. On Monday, with the golden dome of the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s old city visible in the distance, a surveying team lined up the route in the neighborhood of Abu Dis. Israeli soldiers kept guard around the site as bulldozers moved earth next to an olive grove, but there were no reports of protests.
| That's because even the Paleos can see they're not screwing around. No telling what the Rachel Corrie Pancake Brigades will do, of course... |
The military has declined to reveal details of the route east of Jerusalem. A security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said segments east of Jerusalem will stretch some 13.5 kilometers (8.4 miles). Israel built a concrete wall between Abu Dis and Jerusalem more than a year ago, already separating some residents from the eastern sector of the city, and greatly increasing travel times.
"Cheeze, it takes a long time to get to a target area nowadays!"
"Maybe you should take the bus."
"That's the target area." |
The new barrier is to stretch north and south from the existing wall, and critics say it will force tens of thousands to use just one road — manned by Israeli soldiers — to get in and out of the area.
| Golly. That's too bad. I wonder why those things don't seem to happen in places where people don't explode without warning? |
Olive farmer Youssef Qombar, 62, said he found a confiscation order pinned to a tree and that the fence will cut through the middle of his property, located south of Abu Dis in Al-Sawahreh Al-Sharkia.
The israelis should compensate guys like this, but keep building the wall |