The Media Accountability Project  

References to Israel’s “divine decree” must therefore be contextualized with a Palestinian perspective: that such claims are used to justify the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and the expansion of illegal Jewish settlements.

The term “separation barrier” is used by Israel to defend its construction. However, many Palestinians view this “barrier” as a restriction to their freedom of movement due to its annexation of Palestinian land. Therefore, Palestinians suggest the terms “annexation wall,” “segregation wall” or even “apartheid wall.” As such, I urge you to adopt one of these terms to describe this abhorrent structure violating the utmost basic human rights of Palestinians.