KNOW THE FACTS…ABOUT THE WALL!
Produced by the Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network
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tensions, the Wall is estimated to be at least three times as long and twice as
high as the Berlin Wall.
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for electric fences, trenches, cameras, sensors, and
patrols.
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the military
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demolitions.
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and for Israel because of the
route of the Wall!
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