Are there gates where Palestinians can cross over the Wall and access their lands?
The notion of access gates where the Israeli military will permit Palestinians to travel to their land demonstrates the Walls institutionalization and follows the Israeli permit system which began during the 1993 Oslo Process whereby the Israeli government has been consolidating absolute control over every aspect of life in Palestine through dictating all aspects of movement. The Israeli governments rhetoric of gates and movement has amounted to the complete denial of the basic right to freedom of movement for Palestinians. The reality of access gates on the ground is the severe humiliation of Palestinians by the Israeli military and private security guards including beatings, being denied passage or being told that the land is not theirs and that they are entering Israel. Furthermore, in most cases the Israeli military only allows residents (who have Israeli approved permits and paperwork) to cross for a limited number of times per day and between highly restrictive hours. Additionall
