Twenty years ago today the
Berlin Wall fell.Now, join human
rights advocates around the world in calling for an end to Israel’s apartheid wall.
Israel’s wall is approximately three times longer than the Berlin
Wall, with concrete, razor wire, and a no-man’s-land stretching over 400
miles, often confiscating Palestinian land miles past the “Green Line” in the
West Bank.
In some places the wall is a 25 foot tall concrete monster complete with
guard towers. This is the wall that completely surrounds the
Palestinian city of Qalqiliya,
and is also common in Jerusalem, where it
ghettoizes Bethlehem,
and stops streets short in neighborhoods like Abu Dis. The other common
form that the wall takes is a 230-330 foot wide “buffer zone” that includes a
maze of trenches, patrol roads, razor wire, and high-tech surveillance
equipment. In either case, the wall is built almost entirely on
confiscated Palestinian land. In many places, preparation for the wall
includes the Israeli military demolishing Palestinian homes and uprooting
orchards that have been in tended by Palestinians for centuries.In
2004, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s apartheid wall illegal
due to the fact that is built on confiscated Palestinian land.
Tell Caterpillar that complicity in Israel’s wall is
criminal
Many U.S.
based corporations, including Caterpillar are profiting from Israel’s immoral and illegal
wall.Caterpillar directly profits from CAT equipment being used to demolish
Palestinian homes and orchards in the path of the wall and in the actual
construction of the wall.The
picture to the left shows specialized CAT machinery laying razor wire along a
portion of the wall.Click here
to demand an end to Caterpillar’s support for Israel’s apartheid wall
Spread the Word
Get the message out that Israel’s
wall must also fall by participating in our media day of action!We’re coordinating a day of blogging, writing
letters to the editor and op-ed pieces about Israel’s wall. Today’s newspapers
will be filled with articles commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall, which
gives us a great opportunity to write letters to the editor to draw connections
between the Berlin Wall and Israel’s apartheid wall. Click here to access our media toolkit for tips and resources on
how to take action.You can also click here
to join our Twitter action today!
There are many other ways to
educate your community about the need to bring down Israel’s apartheid wall.This
week is the 7th
annual week of action against the apartheid wall.Click here
to use our stop the wall resources to organize a film screening, vigil, or
teach-in in your community.
Get the message out that