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Left wing activists protesting on road 443 along side local Palestinians. (Archives)
Last update - 10:53 19/03/2008
High Court closes off use of major highway to Palestinians
By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent

h submitted the petition on behalf of Palestinians who have been injured by the travel ban, noted that had the justices sincerely sought to consider opening the road to all, without regard to race or nationality, they would not have requested details on the building of an alternate route, which entails the destruction of additional land and costs tens of millions of shekels.
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The decision was issued after both parties argued their positions. According to ACRI, the ruling marks a High Court precedent in upholding a policy of separation and discrimination with regard to movement that has already earned the name "road apartheid." It violates international law, ACRI holds, permitting the expropriation of land from the local population for the protection of the occupying power.

About 10 kilometers of Route 443 was paved on private Palestinian land in the early 1980s, on the grounds it was needed for the West Bank Palestinian population (and not for "security purposes"). A large part of the expropriated land had been earmarked for a housing development for local teachers. In response to a petition from a Palestinian whose land was expropriated for the road, the High Court ruled that the military government cannot plan and build a road system in an area held by its soldiers if the purpose is solely for the creation of a "service road" for the state. As a result, the state promised that the road was to be open to all.

Shortly after the start of the second intifada, after attacks on Israeli vehicles, the army closed the road to Palestinians. MK Ephraim Sneh, deputy defense minister at the time, admitted in an interview that the closure was not approved by the political leadership. The closure cut off the villages on either side of the road from their main city, Ramallah, and the rest of the West Bank. In court, the Civil Administration offered to issue travel permits for 80 vehicles, for a population of about 30,000 villagers. The villagers refused to cooperate with Israeli authorities and continued their legal battle for right to use the road on their lands. ACRI claimed in court that the Israel Defense Forces had recently begun frequent raids on the six villages that included the use of illumination bombs, pressure grenades, rubber-tipped bullets and live rounds. The IDF Spokesman's Office said at the time that these were routine operations in response to the throwing or rocks on vehicles traveling on Route 443.

ACRI officials say they fear the High Court stamp of approval for the illegal and immoral policy regarding Route 443 could be cited as a precedent for additional human rights violations. The petitioners protest what they call a lack of judicial process, noting that even though the decision was on an important principle, it was issued without any accompany explanation and with absolutely no reference to the points raised by the petitioners. In addition, they note, the alternative road will not provide for the needs of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in areas bordering Route 443.

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      3.   It proves again that the High Court is racist as well! 05:03  |  Moses 19/03/08
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      16.   from Grand High Muckety Muck, KKK 06:10  |  Jim 19/03/08
      17.   Apartheid is... 06:35  |  Reality 19/03/08
      18.   #1 Sorry Mr. Know-it-All 06:36  |  JES 19/03/08
      19.   #6 - Hmmm 06:38  |  JES 19/03/08
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      24.   israel has thrived on a series of lies? 07:11  |  eric 19/03/08
      25.   #7 Yishai Kohen 07:56  |  Jim 19/03/08
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      27.   Doesn`t look too good 07:59  |  English Resident 19/03/08
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      29.   #1 Mr. Know-it-all 08:07  |  Jim 19/03/08
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      33.   Not Jews only BUT Israelis only 08:50  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 19/03/08
      34.   Complicity. 08:50  |  Jean Van Daem 19/03/08
      35.   This ruling is disgraceful... 08:52  |  dutch 19/03/08
      36.   Worse than Apartheid 08:54  |  Chook 19/03/08
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      43.   #3 - Israel was a huge supporter of Apartheid SA 09:52  |  Mr. Know-it-all 19/03/08
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      53.   #22 dana 10:39  |  Jim 19/03/08
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      68.   What to do? It`s one of the 2 main roads 12:10  |  Yonatan 19/03/08
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      115.   #107 - Johnboy 18:19  |  JES 19/03/08
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      143.   Yaakov Sullivan Lies to Flimflam About Yaakov Sullivan`s Lies 20:48  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      144.   For Yaakov Sullivan 21:01  |  Clickfool 19/03/08
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      146.   Apartheid = Jordan Palestine, 0% Jews allowed citizenship 21:02  |  David 19/03/08
      147.   flimflam, my information on the roads was correct 21:11  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      148.   Montrealer`s Panacea 21:12  |  ERSB 19/03/08
      149.   false yaakov, real yaakov, no yaakov 21:16  |  peter 19/03/08
      150.   #57 indrajaya - yup, we promise 21:21  |  Joe Sittizen 19/03/08
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      152.   My information on the roads was correct, except that... 22:29  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      153.   Closing off Road 443 to Palestinians 22:37  |  Eli 19/03/08
      154.   #33 Apartehid queen gives her opinion on Apartheid 22:59  |  Labhras 19/03/08
      155.   I think I Just Justified War Crimes 23:10  |  Labhras 19/03/08
      156.   #154 I also meant to... 23:11  |  Labhras 19/03/08
      157.   #131 ERSB Where does that right come from? 23:13  |  Johnboy 19/03/08
      158.   150 Israe playing games with Hamas & Palestinian civilians 23:20  |  Dutch 19/03/08
      159.   #142 ERBS spins and spins.... 23:21  |  Johnboy 19/03/08
      160.   40 & 41 Clickfool the Villaige Idiot 23:33  |  leo 19/03/08
      161.   More Israeli Racism 23:49  |  JJ 19/03/08
      162.   # 10 absolutely correct 23:54  |  Sam 19/03/08
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      164.   #154 the irish rubbernecker 00:18  |  peter 20/03/08
      165.   End the Occupation 00:21  |  Gee 20/03/08
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      168.   Labarse 154 - the bleating deaf 00:32  |  ChanahS 20/03/08
      169.   Roads must be permenantly kept closed. 01:10  |  Yaakov Sullivan 20/03/08
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      171.   If that is NOT Apartheid then WHAT IS. 01:12  |  Ahmadi. 20/03/08
      172.   So there will more confiscating Aab lands to build 01:18  |  Sandy Michelle 20/03/08
      173.   More Apartheid Decision on conqured Territories 01:27  |  Cyril 20/03/08
      174.   #2 spot on. Terrorism stops, road opens. Next subject? 01:40  |  ZISD 20/03/08
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      176.   #115 JES plays the ol` switcheroo trick 02:37  |  Johnboy 20/03/08
      177.   Racists,Greedy and Thugs 02:53  |  Abe 20/03/08
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      179.   KHALID lies. It is for ALL Israelis including Arabs. 03:03  |  PETER SM 20/03/08
      180.   KNOWALL Apartheid is Pals shooting unarmed Jews.Carter refuses - 03:07  |  PETER SM 20/03/08
      181.   INDRAJAY PETER SM @82 a Fake.Are Israeli Arabs the"Master Race"? 03:10  |  PETER SM 20/03/08
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      191.   #172 to sandy michelle in bethlehem 07:45  |  eric 20/03/08
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      193.   #176 - No, no "switcheroo", Johnboy 08:21  |  JES 20/03/08
      194.   #172 dr ben and more sheep dung flung 08:24  |  v hardman 20/03/08
      195.   Tosefta lets in a chink of light and slams the shutters closed 08:29  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 20/03/08
      196.   Apartheid Israeli state 09:03  |  The Prince 20/03/08
      197.   #194 Margie in Tel Aviv a correction 10:12  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 20/03/08
      198.   #188 PETER SM 10:30  |  PETER SM 20/03/08
      199.   #196 Prince 10:35  |  PETER SM 20/03/08
      200.   #192 Ahhhh, so it is the old switcheroo, JES 11:56  |  Johnboy 20/03/08
      201.   #91 Johnboy..You pays your money and gets your choice. 15:29  |  KATHY 20/03/08
      202.   #200 - You see Johnboy (2nd try) 18:05  |  JES 20/03/08
      203.   #190 YSI Israeli`s paid for the highway.Build it ,to use it 20:03  |  KATHY 20/03/08
      204.   #199 Peter SM ...To Prince.Liked What you Wrote.Is It Really You? 20:24  |  KATHY 20/03/08
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      206.   91: JB, as usual, so far from reality (2nd try) 14:23  |  David Teich 22/03/08
      207.   Sylvie, Ben Alofs, et al, so sad, so backwards (2nd try) 14:24  |  David Teich 22/03/08
      208.   #206 David Is As Stupid As 13:58  |  Johnboy 24/03/08
      209.   #206 Deconstructing the Teichster 01:02  |  Johnboy 26/03/08
      210.   Expropriations are done by goverments all over the world 03:24  |  Orlin Sorenson 26/03/08
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      214.   JB: Yes, I know, reality is `stupid`, `aint it... p3 14:17  |  David Teich 27/03/08
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