The Apartheid Wall & The battle of Jerusalem:

Judaization & Ethnic cleansingin the city

Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign

Dawood Hammoudeh

In Israel, trends is further augmented by a general political consensus, bridging all political parties, that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not be resolved within the next few decades - hence Israel should see itself as a "marathon runner" and build a strategy for long term resilience.  

Israel Master Plan “Israel 2020”

The Master Plan first faze was launched in 1992 involved 250 Israeli professionals from the Academia, Ministries, Private sector, Unions, Military & Some Israeli NGOs and international Jewish agencies.

In 1997, or after 6 years, They came out with 18 report to the general public.

These reports provided a pioneering example for comprehensive long range Israeli national planning in major two atmospheres: The WAR atmosphere and the PEACE atmosphere.

Herzliya Conference

started in 2000 until today on yearly bases

1- Galilee Development (Judaisation) plan

2- Negev Development (Judaisation) Plan

3- Greater Jewish Jerusalem

4- Disengagement Plan from WB & Gaza

www.herzliyaconference.org/Eng/

?West and East 48&67

Municipal Jerusalem

Metropolitan Jerusalem

Greater/ Expanded Jerusalem

The Wall: Israel and the West Bank

Which Jerusalem?

In 4838 vilages desrtoyed

Population in Municipal Jerusalem, 1995-2050

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Natural Expected Growth Jerusalem

Palestinians in Jerusalem will become almost half the Population by 2050

Annexing 4% of West Bank as the so called “Jewish Greater Jerusalem”.

Etzion bloc43,000 Settlers

Adumim bloc33,000 Settlers

Giv’on bloc12,000 Settlers

Central East Jerusalem123,000 Settlers

211,000 settlers living illegally on lands confiscated

from Palestinianswere annexed to Jerusalem

by the Apartheid Wall

A belt of Settlements & Walls to isolate Jerusalem

Ethnic Cleansing of Jerusalem

The Apartheid Wall is separating Palestinian villages

from Jerusalem and forcibly changing the city’s cultural and

demographic make-up

22 Palestinian villages, with a

population of 225,300 Palestinians, will be

isolated outside Jerusalem

Ghettos around Jerusalem

Abudis 47,000Anata 47,400Arram 65,000Bir Nabala 15,000Biddo 51,300

Forcing growth of settlements toward the

old city / Center.

Same time, Palestinian urban growth will be

scattered opposite the natural growth (far from

the center).

Forcing Future Urban groth trends

New roads, highways, train lines, tram lines,

bus lines, etc will serve the settlers expansion

needs.

And Palestinians will lose more lands because

of those infrastructure plans.

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Jewish Migration Trends to the city

Judaization of the Old City

New Hotel

Mamila Hotel

New Hotels

Kings Valley

Archeological Park

Tram Line

Biblical Park

New Hotels

New Museum

Mall

Car Park

Car Park

Tourist Overviews area & A telefrek.

New settlement with a very big and high flag that can be seen from any area east the old city

Rocfiler Museum

New Settlement

Tunnels Connecting the three

Art Center

New Settlement overviews old city

Tunnels, Museums, Temples

Tourist Overviews area & A telefrek.

A picture from Mamela Hotel overviews the Old City.

Jewish tourism counts half of the tourism industry in Israel, For it is a

priority.

Forcing the Jewish view for the city is a key issue in all Israeli planes to claim the right to control the right to confiscate for Judaizing.

E-1 project includes hotels, fish aquarium, parks, & other tourist sites

A natural park in Nabi Saleh village lands

New Train line connecting Tel-Aviv with Jerusalem

East Tellbiet: Hotels, parks, transportation systems & overview sites

Mountain climbing site & a Jacking site.

12 new hotels in Har-Gilo, Ha-titsion, Gilo settlements

Tourist sites and services and hotels.

Herodias Tourist site south Bethlehem

Christian Pilgrim tours through Israeli companies

A natural park north Neve Yacov Settlement.

A new Mall & Tram line

Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign

www.StopTheWall.org

Mobilize@StopTheWall.org

Tel: +972-2-2972505

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