Protests against the path of Israel's separation wall grew in intensity as Palestinians found themselves trapped inside cantons, cut off from jobs, schools, hospitals and land. As corruption scandals against Prime Minister Aril Sharon surfaced and the hearings on the legality of the wall at the Hague began, wall construction accelerated. As bulldozers
began clearing the path for the wall through orchards and vineyards in the north west section of Jerusalem,
Palestinians began to mobilize. They were joined by a growing number of Israeli human rights activists and
internationalists, including...