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Israeli appeals court voids section of Wall in Jerusalem
The wall in the Jerusalem area
By: B`Tselem
Electronic Intifada/B`tselem
21 March 2006

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Sheikh Sa`ed is a neighborhood of the larger village of Sawahra. However, Sheikh Sa`ed is in West Bank, while the western part of Sawahra was annexed to East Jerusalem in 1967. Israel planned to build the Separation Barrier between Sheikh Sa`ed and the rest of the village, which would cut off the neighborhood`s only access road to the outside world.

The Tel-Aviv Magistrate`s Court voided this portion of the Separation Barrier, ruling that it would cause disproportionate harm to the daily lives of the neighborhood`s residents. The court rejected the state`s argument that the residents constituted a security threat, and recommended that the barrier be built east of the neighborhood, in a way that enables the residents to gain access to East Jerusalem.

The action was filed by the Sheikh Sa`ed Neighborhood Committee and five residents of the village, who were represented by attorney Ghaith Nasser.

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