Gaza has always been a walled in prison and now
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is
constructing a 'security fence' that will encircle the West Bank. It's
primary purpose, according to Israeli spokesmen, is to prevent the suicide
bombers from killing innocent Israelis. Many see it as an opportunistic land
grab with license granted from the anti-terror fervor in the wake of
September 11. The photographs are from the two increasingly divided lands:
Gaza and the West Bank. The wall reaches a height of 8 meters near Jerusalem
and separates families, farmers from their fields and Palestinians from their
hopes. In northern Israel where the wall is completed the number of suicide
bombers has decreased dramatically Anger and frustration are everyday staples
in Gaza and are most evident during the weekly protests following Friday prayers.
Members of Al Aqsa Martyr's Brigade march through the streets of Jabalya, one
of Gaza's many refugee camps
