Date : 05/2007

Country/Region : WEST BANK; PALESTINE

Title : Palestinian farmers in Salfit cut off from their land by West Bank Barrier

Duration : 00:07:01

Director : LOUIS, Virginie; GRAENISCHER, Laurent; POWELL, Janet

Cameraman : PENTUCCI, Alain

Editor : unknown

Keyword : AGRICULTURE; INTERVIEW; FARMER; COMBATANT; PROTECTION; BORDER; TESTIMONY

Person appearing :
LINKLATER, Erlend (delegate, ICRC)

Confidentiality level : public

Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions

Copyright : ICRC

Production company : ICRC

ICRC producer :
LOUIS, Virginie

Description : Abou Ma’Zouz lives in the town of Salfit, in the West Bank, just a few hundred meters away from the barrier that encircles the Israeli settlement of Ariel built into Palestinian occupied territories, which is illegal according International Humanitarian Law. Since the construction of the barrier three years ago, Abou Ma'Zouz can no longer reach his land to farm it properly. He is one of 200 farmers who live on one side of the barrier, while their land and source of income is cut off on the other side. To reach their land they are forced to cross the barrier at one of just two gates which for most of the day remain locked. The gates are supposed to be opened for half an hour morning and evening, but this often does not happen. The farmers must wait for hours in all weather or leave the land untended.

Original language : International soundtrack

English title : Palestinian farmers in Salfit cut off from their land by West Bank Barrier

Colour/B&W : colour

Original material/format : DVCam

Best material/format available : DVCam