In addition, the separation wall was being built.

The separation wall was another major source of injustice.

The construction of the separation wall violated every right of the Palestinians.

Israel was also continuing to build the separation wall, expanding its settlements and obliterating the Palestinian character of Jerusalem.

UNICEF activities covered the areas most affected by closures, demolitions, military incursions and the barrier.

The construction of the separation wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory had added another dangerous dimension to the situation.

The resolution also requested the Secretary General to establish a register of barrier related damages.

My country has previously expressed its opposition to the construction of the separation barrier in the occupied Palestinian territories.

About seven years ago, they faced extinction, because Israel announced it would build a separation barrier, and part of this barrier would be built on top of the village.

During the current reporting period, the Government of Israel also proceeded with the construction of a separation barrier inside the West Bank.

One year after the International Court of Justice issued its opinion on the question of the separation wall, the Israeli Government has announced that it will accelerate its construction of that wall in East Jerusalem.

The report of UNRWA described the suffering inflicted on the Palestinian people due to the construction of the wall, the closures and the destruction of dwellings and farmland.

That fact was emphasized by the International Court of Justice in its landmark advisory opinion on the subject.

The separation wall was placing a further grievous burden on the Palestinian people and his delegation called upon Israel to comply fully with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice and dismantle the wall.

In July 2004, the International Court of Justice had declared the construction of the separation wall to be in violation of international law.

As with continued settlement activity, Israel's ongoing construction of the barrier remains a source of deep concern.

Groups of mothers were formed in the areas most affected by violence and movement restrictions, such as those in the proximity of settlements or the wall.

While Norway recognizes Israel's security concerns, we cannot accept the construction of the separation barrier on occupied land in the West Bank.

The continued construction by Israel of the separation wall was an attempt to expand its settlements, in particular around and through Occupied East Jerusalem.

The international community should again indicate that it was essential to cease construction of the separation wall in accordance with the decisions of the tenth special session of the General Assembly.

Based on a prior understanding, the French avoided controversial issues, such as construction in West Bank settlements, the location of the separation fence and the (day after) the disengagement.

The situation had deteriorated further with the construction of the wall, which had ruined wide areas of farmland, destroyed their natural resources and caused the displacement of thousands of Palestinians.

Its separation wall exacerbated the suffering of the Palestinian people, whose villages and towns remained isolated in a manner that worsened the socio economic conditions further.

That resolution upheld the finding of the International Court of Justice that the Israeli separation wall is illegal and that Israel has an obligation to dismantle the wall and to make reparation for all damages caused by its construction.

About seven years ago, they faced extinction, because Israel announced it would build a separation barrier, and part of this barrier would be built on top of the village.

Furthermore, the suffering of the Palestinians had been heightened by the continuing construction of the separation wall, the details and effects of which were set forth in paragraph 37 of the Special Committee's report.

Approximately 157,800 acres lies between the barrier and the Green Line, affecting an estimated 93,200 Palestinians located in these areas.

When work had begun on construction of the separation wall, thousands of additional acres of Palestinian lands, natural resources and water had been destroyed and thousands more Palestinians had been displaced.

As we have said, we believe that Israel should act in conformity with international law in respect of the construction of the separation barrier and settlement activities.

The separation wall that Israel had continued to build, despite the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice had further exacerbated their plight.

Israel continues to build the separation wall, in violation of the 9 July 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which held the wall's construction to be illegal and urged Israel to dismantle it and compensate Palestinians for damages incurred.

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The barrier, together with more than 700 roadblocks, disrupted the flow of goods and people within the West Bank, as well as to and from Israel.

44 UNRWA, UNRWA Case Study Reports on the West Bank Barrier, 31 July 2004 at http domino.un.org unispal.nsf 0 9c463d6eff83545885256ee700513b91?OpenDocument.

Thirdly, Israel continues its construction of the separation wall, which extends 720 kilometres 90 per cent of which is inside the West Bank, sometimes to a depth of 22 kilometres.

Likewise, we cannot ignore the arbitrary arrests, the targeted assassinations of Palestinian leaders and, of course, the building  notwithstanding the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of the separation wall.

There can be no doubt that the intransigence of the Israeli Government with regard to its attitude towards Palestinian civilians, its expansionist policies and its insistence on the construction of the separation wall is counterproductive, as the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice makes clear, and is not in the interests of the region.

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Needless to say, Israel's construction of the separation wall fundamentally violates and ignores the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July 2004, which viewed the wall as illegal and called upon Israel to demolish it and to compensate the Palestinians for any damage it has caused.

By early 2005, the barrier was approximately 205 km long, of which 24.1 km consisted of concrete slabs and 181 km was fence like in structure.