The Ghettoization of the West Bank: 1000 Iron Gates Cut Palestinian Life Into Pieces

Life in the West Bank is no longer defined by cities and villages. It is now divided by iron gates, concrete blocks, and permanent checkpoints. What used to be a continuous Palestinian landscape has turned into disconnected shrinking ghettos, where more than 3 million people live under military control and constant restriction.

Over the past year, Israeli forces have intensified the use of iron gates and checkpoints across the occupied West Bank. According to field documentation by