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Five Years of IIlegality: Time to dismantle the wall and respect the rights of Palestinians

32 pages

After five years of illegality, it is time to dismantle the Wall and respect the rights of Palestinians.In an advisory opinion, rendered on 9 July 2004, the International Court of Justice stated that Israel's construction of the Wall in the occupied Palestinian Territory was illegal and called for its immediate dismantling. Five years later, the advisory opinion has been met only by inaction: Israel continues constructing the Wall and the international community remains silent. Oxfam International underscores the urgency of addressing this situation in a compilation of testimonies that is published today. In this report, Five years of illegality, Oxfam International presents testimonies of fifteen Palestinian men and women who recount their daily problems, arising from the construction of the Wall and its associated regime of land confiscation and permits, and the construction and expansion of settlements. In this report, Oxfam International calls on the international community to effectively challenge the construction of the Wall in occupied territory and its associated regime, together with the construction of settlements and the confiscation and control of natural resources (land and water), which all de facto contribute to the altering of the demographic composition of the occupied Palestinian Territory and are in violation of international humanitarian law.

KeywordsLand rights Occupied Palestinian Territory Israel