Middle East

Legal dispute continues over West Bank wall

Palestinian landowners and Catholic convent present final arguments against proposed wall in Israeli court.
Last Modified: 12 Feb 2013 08:01

A court in Israel is due to hear final arguments on the construction of a separation wall in a pristine valley in the occupied West Bank.

Lawyers representing Palestinian landowners and a catholic convent say that if the wall is built they will lose their land and the convent will be surrounded.

Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports from the Cremisan Valley.

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