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Palestinian youth throwing stones at IDF soldiers near the separation fence in Bil'in. (Jini / Archives)
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Israel agrees to raze part of West Bank separation fence
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Bil'in, Israel 

After a five-year battle, the defense establishment has finally given in: It agreed to dismantle a 2.4-kilometer stretch of the separation fence north of Qalqilyah. The move will return 2,600 dunams of agricultural land to its Palestinian owners.

The dismantled stretch will be replaced by 4.9 kilometers of fencing closer to the Green Line, at a cost of more than NIS 50 million. The new route largely follows the one proposed years ago by the Council for Peace and Security.

The change apparently stemmed in part from the views of new Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, who believes the government, not the IDF, should determine the precise route of the fence.
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The fence in this area was built in 2003, and residents of several nearby Palestinian villages promptly petitioned the High Court of Justice against it. They won several legal victories over the years: The court ordered the fence be moved closer to the Green Line around Bil'in, Alfei Menashe and Tzufin.

In the latter ruling, issued in 2006, the court lambasted the state for having concealed the fact that the original route of the fence, east of Tzufin, was dictated not by security considerations, but by the settlement's expansion plans. In the Bil'in ruling in 2007, the court reiterated that the fence's route must be dictated by security, not a settlement's expansion plans.

Despite these precedents, however, the defense establishment initially refused to change the route north of Tzufin. Later, the state agreed to move the fence closer to the Green Line, but not all the way, which would return 1,500 out of 3,000 dunams of land confiscated from local Palestinians. It explained this offer by saying that the original route had passed four kilometers east of the settlements Kochav Yair and Tzur Yigal - far more than needed to keep them out of the range of gunmen on the other side of the fence.

In 2006, the Council for Peace and Security filed an amicus curiae brief in which it argued that a route very near the Green Line would satisfy the demands of security. In June 2007, however, the defense establishment told the court that it viewed this alternative as "inferior in terms of security." IDF representatives also took this line in meetings with then-defense minister Amir Peretz.

But Ashkenazi, who was appointed in February 2007, was outraged when he later discovered that the real reason for the original route was not security needs, but rather plans to set up a new neighborhood north of Tzufin. He told Peretz at the time that he no longer wanted IDF officers defending the fence's route in court. The route is a political issue, he argued, and therefore, it must be determined by the government.

The IDF, he continued, will defend nearby settlements given whatever route the government decides on.

Since then, the IDF has been much less involved in determining the fence's route. Nevertheless, more than a year passed before the defense establishment finished replanning the route north of Tzufin - and only last month did the state finally inform the High Court of this decision.

In its announcement, which the Council for Peace and Security received only a few days ago, the state claimed that the new route - which is almost identical to that originally proposed by the council - "provides a reasonable security solution to the various threats." It attributed its change of heart to the Bil'in ruling, which forbade the route from being based on planned settlement expansions.

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      1.   A constantly capitulating government 03:14  |  David 28/07/08
      2.   Progress 03:44  |  Solidarity with Pale 28/07/08
      3.   Finally good news 03:48  |  Northern 28/07/08
      4.   #2 proves our point 04:56  |  Gili 28/07/08
      5.   It`s a start! 05:23  |  Jim 28/07/08
      6.   2,600 dumans extra for Westbank Qassams` to come 05:39  |  david 28/07/08
      7.   #2 05:49  |  Jeff 28/07/08
      8.   good show! 06:31  |  Space 28/07/08
      9.   # 4 Gili 06:39  |  Libnanee 28/07/08
      10.   A Reward for our enemies within and without 07:11  |  Rachel 28/07/08
      11.   The Route of the Serpantine Fence 07:17  |  Tzfonit 28/07/08
      12.   # 1 & 4 07:19  |  Michael 28/07/08
      13.   Well done 07:32  |  Natallie Durson 28/07/08
      14.   Cheers Bil`lin people! 07:34  |  Niva dos Santos 28/07/08
      15.   About time! But I will believe when it actually happens 07:45  |  Kim 28/07/08
      16.   Mazel Tov 08:08  |  Gary 28/07/08
      17.   Why 5 years? 08:08  |  A mother 28/07/08
      18.   CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!! 08:16  |  :OOOOOOO 28/07/08
      19.   Start Today to tear it down 08:33  |  English Resident 28/07/08
      20.   Let this be a wise precedent... 08:41  |  Esther 28/07/08
      21.   Actually David, there is still 400 dunams stolen... - 3rd try 08:48  |  BBSNews 28/07/08
      22.   Bil`in heroism was not in vain... 08:53  |  Esther 28/07/08
      23.   grow some green for us there, people of bilin! 08:58  |  michelle 28/07/08
      24.   dear solidarity with pale & natallie durson, 09:04  |  michelle 28/07/08
      25.   The whole fence is illegal 09:06  |  Marilyn 28/07/08
      26.   I hope Gabi Ashkenazi stays when Olmert goes! 09:07  |  redmike 28/07/08
      27.   excellent decision! obviously gabi ashkenazi is a LEADER! 09:07  |  eric 28/07/08
      28.   Without Bias 09:08  |  Shmuel 28/07/08
      29.   #2 - only 4% is a wall - please say fence .. 09:12  |  redmike 28/07/08
      30.   Haaret`z`s emphasis `Israel agrees` 09:19  |  x-ray 28/07/08
      31.   Not there yet, Tzfonit 09:21  |  sh 28/07/08
      32.   Amicus Curiae and the Courts 09:25  |  Fairman 28/07/08
      33.   solidarity with pale, look at natallie & english resident`s remar 09:25  |  michelle 28/07/08
      34.   Cheeres to the Israel Defence Force Chief of Staff 09:26  |  Meir Gush Etzion 28/07/08
      35.   # 1 to david re: capitulation 09:28  |  eric 28/07/08
      36.   David and Goliath 09:33  |  Clickfool 28/07/08
      37.   "At cost of NIS 50m..." 09:36  |  Esther 28/07/08
      38.   That`s not in Billin, that`s about Jayus 09:38  |  Ivan 28/07/08
      39.   Perhaps there is hope 09:40  |  David 28/07/08
      40.   Wise decision 09:59  |  MarkC 28/07/08
      41.   you just dont get it, you will have to move back.. 10:07  |  back 28/07/08
      42.   WHAT A JOKE 10:21  |  indrajaya 28/07/08
      43.   Kudos to Ashkenazi 10:33  |  Johnboy 28/07/08
      44.   Only full retreat to the Green Line will solve Israel`s problem 10:34  |  Ivar 28/07/08
      45.   Well done 10:49  |  Stella Westwell 28/07/08
      46.   the wall is illegal 11:09  |  raymond deane 28/07/08
      47.   #4 Not a question of "giving" 11:15  |  Outsider 28/07/08
      48.   Raze Bil`in! 11:25  |  Dani 28/07/08
      49.   # 23 in case you haven`t noticed stella, regarding condi 11:36  |  eric 28/07/08
      50.   excellent decision! obviously gabi ashkenazi is a LEADER! (2nd t 11:38  |  eric 28/07/08
      51.   Let`s hope it actually happens 11:53  |  Sylvie 28/07/08
      52.   Putch by the leader of the inept Israeli military 12:09  |  Absolute Sweden 28/07/08
      53.   next stop ne`ilin! 12:51  |  modiinmama 28/07/08
      54.   Tzfonit: you`ve got it upside down on Ashkenazi - 12:53  |  ivo 28/07/08
      55.   Build the wall 12:55  |  Guy From NYC 28/07/08
      56.   what will they plant? 13:06  |  peter 28/07/08
      57.   ACCOUNTABILITY.....???? 13:06  |  Robert 28/07/08
      58.   #46raymonde the international lawyer NOT 13:20  |  victor hardman 28/07/08
      59.   Good to hear that inhaling all that tear gas has not been in vain 13:23  |  Ben Alofs 28/07/08
      60.   There are other countries ... 13:32  |  Murray 28/07/08
      61.   ENTIRE CONFLICT EXPLAINED IN LESS THAN 20 LINES 13:44  |  G Marcus 28/07/08
      62.   SANTOS Now you are going to give the Indians your house 13:44  |  PETER SM 28/07/08
      63.   ALOFFS"the peaceful grassroots campaign of Palestinian"?? A real 13:47  |  PETER SM 28/07/08
      64.   CFOOL Avid & Goliath Hundreds of millions of Arabs + Iran 13:49  |  PETER SM 28/07/08
      65.   Solidarity with Pale 13:53  |  x-ray 28/07/08
      66.   YEEEEAAAHII 13:56  |  Israeli 28/07/08
      67.   ben jabo 64 14:17  |  potobac 28/07/08
      68.   Ivar, here`s the problem 14:23  |  Tzfonit 28/07/08
      69.   Murray #60: never miss a chance to say something denigrating - 14:49  |  ivo 28/07/08
      70.   it was a blatant israeli theft 14:51  |  mehmet 28/07/08
      71.   Tzfonit #68: that`s a bit strange way of arguing - 15:12  |  ivo 28/07/08
      72.   Hey Israeli 15:14  |  Tzfonit 28/07/08
      73.   No fields on the other side, Peter? 15:19  |  Tzfonit 28/07/08
      74.   Good Riddance... 15:31  |  Ray 28/07/08
      75.   Mehmet `it was a blatant Israeli theft` 15:33  |  x-ray 28/07/08
      76.   Tzfonit # 68 That`s The IHCJ`s Position Too 15:37  |  Jeff Northridge 28/07/08
      77.   pea sized brains 15:41  |  Meelitabel 28/07/08
      78.   Ivo, the route and its objectives 15:55  |  Tzfonit 28/07/08
      79.   the fence should be build 15:56  |  rm 28/07/08
      80.   Solidarity with Pale from California # 2 16:00  |  utagawa 28/07/08
      81.   Mehmet should know 16:13  |  utagawa 28/07/08
      82.   Australians are wise!!! 16:20  |  utagawa 28/07/08
      83.   mehmet # 70 The Legal Defense Of The Fence 16:30  |  Jeff Northridge 28/07/08
      84.   Good, humane move 16:45  |  Go Rimbaud 28/07/08
      85.   What amazes me.. 16:57  |  Danite 28/07/08
      86.   Good start, but more re-routing is required. 17:02  |  Ibrahim 28/07/08
      87.   security under ths regime gets worse by the day 17:09  |  zionist forever 28/07/08
      88.   Would not be wall if not for Pal terror 17:30  |  Sam 28/07/08
      89.   break it alll..... 18:42  |  ravi 28/07/08
      90.   another BAD MOVE from lousy lefties 18:54  |  JP 28/07/08
      91.   another BAD MOVE from lousy lefties 18:54  |  JP 28/07/08
      92.   Finally, Israel acts civilized & decides not to steal from poor 19:48  |  POP 28/07/08
      93.   Finally, Israel acts civilized & decides not to steal from poor 19:48  |  POP 28/07/08
      94.   Can u imagine an Arab/Islamic court deciding with the 20:01  |  Jack be quick 28/07/08
      95.   To Danite, What amazes ME 20:27  |  Otto Rand 28/07/08
      96.   Ben Alof 20:36  |  judith 28/07/08
      97.   it is good for Qalqilia Citizen 20:42  |  Qalqilia 28/07/08
      98.   #86, Ibrahim...yes, a good start... 20:47  |  Silvienne 28/07/08
      99.   the Arab Country 20:48  |  Arabic 28/07/08
      100.   Mehmet - Jeff Northridge replied but also 21:00  |  David Israel 28/07/08
      101.   Ibrahim - walls can not help but 21:01  |  David Israel 28/07/08
      102.   What I find shocking is that the slimy abbas`s entourage,notably 21:04  |  lakshmi 28/07/08
      103.   #99 Arabic - Kalkilya, my old neighbors 21:05  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08
      104.   #97 Kalkilya 21:08  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08
      105.   #2Good assessmemnt."The Hill Grabbers" 21:10  |  Al Sa`ad 28/07/08
      106.   Silvienne...much more needed...agreed. 21:13  |  Ibrahim 28/07/08
      107.   #98 Silvienne`s fence fixation 21:14  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08
      108.   Ben Jabo - SO condescending.....! 21:33  |  Palestinian Brit 28/07/08
      109.   Ben Jabo - 1967? 21:35  |  Palestinian Brit 28/07/08
      110.   time to add on to the fence 21:36  |  EHA 28/07/08
      111.   Free passage to the terrorists 21:54  |  KUTW 28/07/08
      112.   Terrorism pays off 21:56  |  KUTW 28/07/08
      113.   This will encourage the terrorists 21:56  |  KUTW 28/07/08
      114.   Why the Green Line? 21:58  |  KUTW 28/07/08
      115.   Isreal is actualy returning stolen land!!!!! 22:06  |  tareq 28/07/08
      116.   #13 Nutalie Nutalie Nutalie 22:06  |  Dan 28/07/08
      117.   Otto Rand # 95 What Amazes Me 22:07  |  Jeff Northridge 28/07/08
      118.   I agree with you.. give back all the land! 22:12  |  Tareq 28/07/08
      119.   115. tareq: land stolen by the Arabs 22:23  |  KUTW 28/07/08
      120.   118. Tareq: That is not so 22:28  |  KUTW 28/07/08
      121.   David Israel...you forgot one thing... 22:52  |  Ibrahim 28/07/08
      122.   KUTW, why not hte Green Line? 22:54  |  Ibrahim 28/07/08
      123.   picture: the man with the sling 22:57  |  odles 28/07/08
      124.   tareq # 115 Where Is Your Proof? 23:00  |  Jeff Northridge 28/07/08
      125.   #118 tareq`s pre-occupation 23:05  |  odles 28/07/08
      126.   tareq 23:08  |  judith 28/07/08
      127.   120. Ibrahim: not hte Green Line 23:11  |  KUTW 28/07/08
      128.   115. tareq: land stolen by the Arabs 23:12  |  KUTW 28/07/08
      129.   IBRAHIM, Arab terror is a reality 23:13  |  judith 28/07/08
      130.   118. Tareq: That is not so 23:13  |  KUTW 28/07/08
      131.   Ibrahim - Strategic decisions 23:25  |  David Israel 28/07/08
      132.   #121, odles, I understand your concern... 23:33  |  Silvienne 28/07/08
      133.   #95, Otto Rand 23:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/07/08
      134.   #107, Ben Jabo..fence fixation & tank envy... 23:39  |  Silvienne 28/07/08
      135.   #129, Judith... 23:42  |  Silvienne 28/07/08
      136.   Ibrahim #121 23:47  |  Jasper 28/07/08
      137.   Congrats to Bil`in. 400 left to recover from those thieves.. 23:50  |  dean 28/07/08
      138.   Answer Otto`s question Cipora... 23:59  |  BBSNews 28/07/08
      139.   Tareq # 118 It`s Too Late For That 00:06  |  Jeff Northridge 29/07/08
      140.   Geez Northridge... Let me put a wall through your house and land. 00:13  |  BBSNews 29/07/08
      141.   73 Tzfonit, no fields on either side 00:14  |  peter 29/07/08
      142.   Another Reason This Govt. Needs to Go 00:28  |  Adrien Popescu 29/07/08
      143.   Arab so -called owners of land cause fence to be moved 00:34  |  EGW 29/07/08
      144.   kutw 119 00:58  |  potobac 29/07/08
      145.   Olmert was certainly right "Israel IS tired of winning" 00:58  |  the terrorists won 29/07/08
      146.   #108 Palestinian Brit - So unaware 00:59  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
      147.   Moving out... 01:23  |  jjvanka 29/07/08
      148.   Ben Jabo assaulting the customs of others 01:26  |  Guy From NYC 29/07/08
      149.   So after all that malarky 01:38  |  Chris Linthwaite 29/07/08
      150.   #76 You beggar belief sometimes, Jeff 01:45  |  Johnboy 29/07/08
      151.   David Israel, please stop the circular argument 01:58  |  Ibrahim 29/07/08
      152.   Let`s Get This Straight, Terrorist Lovers 01:59  |  Jeff Northridge 29/07/08
      153.   Judith, so is Jewish Terror 01:59  |  Ibrahim 29/07/08
      154.   Jasper, yes. 02:01  |  Ibrahim 29/07/08
      155.   #72 02:26  |  Tarzan formerly know 29/07/08
      156.   #129 The natives are restless 02:37  |  hala 29/07/08
      157.   #130 Restitution should be made 02:41  |  hala 29/07/08
      158.   At least the Israeli thieves finally admit the truth 03:26  |  Palestinian Prince 29/07/08
      159.   David Israel #101 both sides accepting each`s existence? 03:29  |  Palestinian Prince 29/07/08
      160.   KUTW #128, land stolen by the Arabs? 03:33  |  Palestinian Prince 29/07/08
      161.   PAL .PRINCE First came the suicide bombers then the fence. !! 04:09  |  PETER SM 29/07/08
      162.   114 04:29  |  zionist forever 29/07/08
      163.   Ibrahim, yes 04:33  |  Jasper 29/07/08
      164.   148 04:45  |  zionist forever 29/07/08
      165.   Palestinian Prince 04:47  |  Jasper 29/07/08
      166.   #149The occupation happened to grab land PETER 04:50  |  Palestinian Prince 29/07/08
      167.   Moving... 04:56  |  jjvanka 29/07/08
      168.   NOTHING from Pals agreeing to no more homicide bombers! 04:57  |  PETER SM 29/07/08
      169.   Silvienne on collective punishment 05:07  |  judith 29/07/08
      170.   Land in Israel and Etnic Identity 05:08  |  John Isenhower 29/07/08
      171.   IBRAHIM, therefore what? 05:09  |  judith 29/07/08
      172.   Jeff Northridge 05:49  |  Danite 29/07/08
      173.   Jeff northridge 05:51  |  Danite 29/07/08
      174.   Ibrahim and Pal Prince 06:12  |  David Israel 29/07/08
      175.   #139 Guy from NYC 07:00  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
      176.   #108 Palestinian Brit - You fail to realize 07:08  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
      177.   Bite me Northridge you and your "terrorist lovers" spiel... 07:12  |  BBSNews 29/07/08
      178.   #109 Palestinian Brit 07:15  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
      179.   PAL PRINCE.The occupation was a direct result of Pals opting for 07:16  |  PETER SM 29/07/08
      180.   DANITE.OK hostile immigrants from neighbouring Arab countries. 07:22  |  PETER SM 29/07/08
      181.   #134 Silvienne 07:22  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
      182.   #148 Let`s get this straight, land-grab-lover 08:32  |  Johnboy 29/07/08
      183.   Danite 08:43  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/07/08
      184.   #148 Now, let`s deconstruct Jeff`s "points" 08:53  |  Johnboy 29/07/08
      185.   JOHNBOY the picture shows a FENCE! Consitent with the rest of 09:17  |  PETER SM 29/07/08
      186.   We said all along it was land grab 09:59  |  Lobo08 29/07/08
      187.   It was Israelis who petitioned the court 10:53  |  x-ray 29/07/08
      188.   Ray Cleveland 10:56  |  Iz Ray Leigh 29/07/08
      189.   Despite the fact that PARTIAL removal of the fence.... 12:01  |  The Archives 29/07/08
      190.   #184 I beg to differ, PETER SM 15:54  |  Johnboy 29/07/08
      191.   #181, Ben Jabo...shocking! 17:05  |  Silvienne 29/07/08
      192.   Johnboy, a question... 17:17  |  Silvienne 29/07/08
      193.   indrajaya - Something is rotten in Jakarta 23:32  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
      194.   #191 Silvienne - Refrigeration costs $$$ for electric 23:44  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
      195.   #192 Silvienne asks a question 03:28  |  Johnboy 30/07/08
      196.   #194-2 Silvienne - A couple of more interesting facts 04:59  |  * BEN JABO 30/07/08
      197.   #195, Johnboy answers it... 19:11  |  Silvienne 30/07/08
      198.   #196, Ben Jabo... 19:14  |  Silvienne 30/07/08
      199.   #194, Ben Jabo...now you know... 19:21  |  Silvienne 30/07/08
      200.   #198 Silvienne - Sun is "AMPLIFIED" 19:52  |  * BEN JABO 30/07/08
      201.   #199 Silvienne - Let me explain it to you 19:59  |  * BEN JABO 30/07/08
      202.   #197 Silvienne - Both sides have snipers 16:52  |  * BEN JABO 31/07/08
      203.   #201, Ben Jabo... 17:52  |  Silvienne 31/07/08
      204.   #202, Ben Jabo... 17:54  |  Silvienne 31/07/08
      205.   #201, Ben Jabo... 17:59  |  Silvienne 31/07/08
      206.   #202 Silvienne - Matter of checkable fact 18:15  |  * BEN JABO 31/07/08
      207.   #206, Ben Jabo... 19:02  |  Silvienne 31/07/08
      208.   #207 Silvienne - You may not remember 00:13  |  * BEN JABO 01/08/08
      209.   #207-a Silvienne - Just in case you didn`t get a chance 03:43  |  * BEN JABO 01/08/08
      210.   #209, Ben Jabo--thanks for the link, I`ll look it up,,, 00:38  |  Silvienne 04/08/08
      211.   #25 what is the basis that the fence is illegal marylin 23:49  |  victor hardman 15/12/08
      212.   this comical court cannot read the treaty signed by israel in 194 23:52  |  victor hardman 15/12/08
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