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Israel's High Court Says Army Must Alter Separation Fence Route June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's High Court said the army must alter part of the route of its separation fence with the West Bank because it causes too much economic hardship to Palestinians.
The court ruled that parts of a 40-kilometer (25-mile) stretch of the fence around Jerusalem would have to be altered even if the changes harmed Israeli security, according to an e- mailed summary of the ruling provided by the court spokesman.
``The fence's current path would separate landowners from tens of thousands of dunams of land,'' the summary said. ``The fence's current path would generally burden the entire way of life in the petitioners' villages.''
Israel is erecting the fence to prevent Palestinian terrorists from infiltrating its borders. The fence has aroused international and Palestinian opposition because parts of it stray away from the 1967 border and deep into the West Bank, cutting Palestinian farmers off from their fields and orchards.
The court's decision only relates to the fence in areas west and northwest of Jerusalem, affecting about 35,000 Palestinians, the summary said. Most of the plaintiffs' requests for changes were accepted by the court, it said.
The High Court accepted the Israel Defence Forces' right to confiscate land to build the fence, saying that it was being built for reasons of ``national security.'' If the fence was being built for ``political'' reasons it would violate international law, it said.
Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has credited the fence with helping the economy emerge from its worst recession ever by reducing security concerns and creating jobs. The fence will cost as much as 9 billion shekels ($2 billion) and employs about 5,400 people.
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