Line of Separation

In 2002, Israel began constructing a 456-mile barrier to separate it from nearly all the Palestinian population of the West Bank. Click on the map below for a detailed look at the barrier system.

Two Peoples, Divided
The barrier's affect on Jews and Palestinians.

Defining the Barrier
A special video report examines the barrier's affects on both Jews and Palestinians.

SOURCES: B'Tselem, OCHA, Peace Now, Bimkom, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Defense Ministry, United Nations, Washington Post Jerusalem bureau staff | GRAPHIC: Reporting By Dita Smith, Map By Gene Thorp And Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso, Graphic By Todd Lindeman, The Washington Post | INTERACTIVE: Joe Hadley for washingtonpost.com