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Since the lines were drawn over 50 years ago, the borders of Israel have been intensely contested. With the construction of a wall in the Palestinian territories, a new border is being created. The Israeli government says they are building the wall for security reasons, but many Palestinians and human rights groups declare it is a violation of their civil liberties. On this edition of Making Contact, we examine the impact of the current border conflict on Palestinian sovereignty.
Featuring:
Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian physician and human rights activist; Dalit Baum, member of “Black Laundry”; Huwaida Arraf, International Solidarity Movement; Abdel Raheem, spokesperson of PENGON; Omer Kaspi, Deputy Consul General, Israeli Consulate in San Francisco.
For more information:
Mustafa Barghouti – Ramallah, Palestine
International Solidarity Movement
PENGON – The Palestinian Environmental NGO’s Network - Jerusalem, Palestine
Israeli Consulate in San Francisco – San Francisco, CA
Tags: civil liberties and rights, international, Middle East, war and peace
