[Note: This video was created before the horrific attack by Hamas on the people of southern Israel and the outbreak of the October 2023 war.]
The separation barrier that divides the West Bank from western Israel, often referred to as the Apartheid Wall, is the source of much debate in both Israeli and Palestinian societies. For some, it serves to protect Israeli citizens. For others, it enforces an unequal system of oppression of Palestinians. And while for many it is simply a visual reminder of the continued failure of the peace process, Israel remains a land of hope.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:38 Description of separation barrier
01:06 Palestinian's personal testimony
01:30 The peace process
02:21 Opposition to the Oslo Accords
04:12 Rabin assassination
04:31 The Second Intifada
05:59 Operation Defensive Shield
06:17 Plans for a barrier wall
07:08 Did the wall make Israelis safer?
07:32 Differing viewpoints of the effectiveness of the security barrier
08:27 Is the separation barrier really a land grab?
09:08 Land gained from the 1967 War
10:23 Jewish return to Judea and Samaria
10:35 Palestinian links to the West Bank
11:41 The separation wall limits Palestinian freedom of movement
12:54 The separation wall does not prevent all terrorist attacks
13:11 Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen offers a vision of hope

Special thanks to Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen of the Vision Movement visionmag.org/author/yehuda-hakohen, visionmovement.org

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Translation credits:
Portuguese: Saymon Pires, www.livrariasafra.com.br, @safralivraria

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