What are the social impacts of the wall built by the Israelis in the west bank?

Answer 1

Answer 1

Well. this wall disables many Palestinians to go across the wall, were family lives. This wall is like the Berlin Wall; it does nothing but bad. Also, Palestine has already very little terrain, and thanks to this wall, they are not able to regain territory which was occupied by Israelis. So, you can imagine yourself; the social impacts are terrible; even many anti-Zionist Jewish people outside of Israel dissaprove.

Answer 2

There are a number of social impacts that the Israeli Security Fence has caused. Some are positive and most others are negative.

1) Sucide Bombers to Rockets: One of the most critical changes that has occurred as a result of the Israeli Security Fence is that, by and large, Palestinian Terrorist Organizations have stopped using Suicide/Homicide Bombers. Within a year of the fence's construction, sucide bombers dropped by nearly 91%. This has saved numerous Israeli and Palestinian lives. In order to continue the struggle against Israel, Palestinian Terrorist groups shifted to using rockets which could fly over the fence. These are generally less lethal to both Israelis and Palestinians.

2) Splitting up Palestinian Properties: In a number of places, the Israeli Separation fence cuts across Palestinian property and prevents Palestinians from accessing parts of their own land.

3) Splitting up Israeli-Palestinian Families: A number of Israeli Arabs have Palestinian family members. While Israeli Law permits the members of an immediate family where part of the family is Israeli and part is Palestinian to all gain Israeli citizenship, extened families do not have this benefit. As a result, many Israeli Arab families go to the West Bank often to visit their extended families and vice versa. These visits are far more difficult with a fence in the way.

4) Isolating Cities: Certain cities in the West Bank are cut off from the remainder of the West Bank and certain Jewish Settlements that are deep within the West Bank are cut off from Israel. This is because of the way the Israeli Security Fence curves in odd ways. Notable examples of such isolated cities include: Qalqiliya (a Palestinian city close to the 1949 Armistice Line) and Ariel (a Jewish Settlement deep within Samaria - the upper lobe of the West Bank).

5) Increased Diffifulty for Border Crossings:Since there are fewer border crossings now the Israeli Security Fence is built, the crossings take more time and security has also increased to better serve the security function of the barrier. On certain Jewish holidays, the border crossings are even worse because additional security precautions are implemented to protect Israel during those holy days.