Israel's Wall

The wall the Israeli government is finishing up to come between what is deemed to be Palestinian areas and that which are deemed Israeli areas is an issue of international concern. President Obama has expressed his disapproval and the international court has demanded that Israel cease construction. The wall is controversial for several reasons:
1) the wall cuts off many Israeli settlers off from the main territory of Israel so that they are in the Palestinian region.
2) the wall has pushed out many Palestinians from their traditional towns, claimed many of their their water sources and also their fields and orchards, taking away their livelihood an depriving them of their ancestral homes.
3) the wall is seen as an enforcer of racial segregation and social injustice.
4) the wall has led to more anger from Palestinians, becoming fuel for aggressive behavior rather than stopping it.

A professor of mine posted an unbiased article written by David Hare on this subject. I would greatly encourage you to take a look at it. The Wall: A Monologue looks at the subject of the wall from both an Israeli and a Palestinian view point.