Listen In -- Human Interest Stories

West Bank Checkpoint Image: Chris Yunker This episode of Listen In starts with a history of the creation of Israel and the conflicts that led to the wall.   Mohammad Ethman is a human rights activist in Palestine and working for peace in his country with the organization Stop The Wall. He sees Israel’s security wall as a major barrier because it was built across Palestinian land, keeping people from living their basic daily life. He sees it as a physical and symbolic barrier to the peace process as well. So to him and other locals it deserved the name "Apartheid Wall." Residents have objected not only to the fact that the wall keeps them from living their daily lives but also that it was built on Palestinian land beyond the actual geographic demarcations that separate Israel and Palestine. It has become a de-facto annexation of land by Israel. His outspoken opposition to the wall even got him arrested by Israel. Amnesty International took up his case. Their position is that a person should not be arrested fo