... extra land, including the city of Jerusalem, is not referred to as the occupied territories. Since that time there have been two Palestinian uprisings protesting the Israeli occupation of their land. The latest 'intifada' began in September 2000 and since that time there has been an escalation in a cycle of terror on both sides. The building of the wall is in effect the latest development in this cycle. When President Bush promised an independent Palestinian state (not dictated by Israel), many Palestinians dreamt of the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. However the walls that are being built, cut huge portions of this land and when all the barriers are built it is thought there will not be enough land for a state, moving peace ever further away from the Middle East. The building of this wall will have damaging implications upon the Palestinian people, that ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now