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Here Israeli machinery is at work building the Separation Barrier in the West Bank, near Beit Jala.

85% of the barrier's planned route runs through the West Bank, mainly in areas where there are Israeli settlements and industrial zones. By July 2012, construction of the barrier was 62% complete. It left some 3% of the West Bank territory cut off, west of the barrier. Completed as planned, the barrier will isolate an additional area of more than 6% of West Bank lands on the Israeli side. Construction of the barrier in the West Bank gravely violates the rights of Palestinians in the areas affected, restricting their access to their lands, crucial services and relatives on the other side of the barrier. The barrier also prevents any possibility of economic development.

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Here Israeli machinery is at work building the Separation Barrier in the West Bank, near Beit Jala. <br />
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85% of the barrier's planned route runs through the West Bank, mainly in areas where there are Israeli settlements and industrial zones. By July 2012, construction of the barrier was 62% complete. It left some 3% of the West Bank territory cut off, west of the barrier. Completed as planned, the barrier will isolate an additional area of more than 6% of West Bank lands on the Israeli side. Construction of the barrier in the West Bank gravely violates the rights of Palestinians in the areas affected, restricting their access to their lands, crucial services and relatives on the other side of the barrier. The barrier also prevents any possibility of economic development.