March 04, 2005

Separation wall

This Ha'aretz. article by Gideon Levy shows how Israel's wall through Palestine has forced a separation, literally:
Terry Bulata and Salah Iyad are separating after 14 years of marriage. They have already spoken to their children, Zina and Yasmin. The two girls will be under joint custody - three nights with Dad, three nights with Mom, and every other weekend with one of the parents. The arrangement is familiar, but the reason less so: the separation fence. Dad is not allowed on one side of it, and Mom is not allowed on the other. The wall runs along the main street near their house, cutting through their town, Abu Dis. It's eight meters high, impossible to cross. That's why they have to separate.

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