Length and Status of Barrier Sections

Section*	Main Barrier Length (Km)	Secondary Barrier Length (Km)	Status
Stage1: Sallem-Elqana	138	42	Approved, Aug. 2002. Main barrier completed. Secondary barrier not yet begun.
Stage 2: Sallem-Tayasir-Jordan River	60	-	Approved Dec. 2002. Near completion
Stage 3: Elqana-Ofer	186	24	Approved, Oct. 2003. Construction has begun.
Stage 4: Har Gilo-Carmel	135	-	Approved, not yet under construction
"Jerusalem Envelope"	50	25	Approved, partly completed and partly under construction
Total	569	91
Overall length of the barrier	660

 

Palestinian Population Affected by the Barrier

 

* Includes communities surrounded by the barrier (i.e. the main barrier, secondary barrier, or a combination of the two), and communities trapped between the barrier and the Green Line.
** Palestinian neighborhoods within Jerusalem's municipal borders
*** Includes communities that lie immediately to the east of the barrier whose residents will need to cross it to access farmland, jobs or health services.

 

Settlements West of the Main Barrier

 

	Number of Settlements	Number of Residents	Percentage of all Settler Population in West Bank (including East Jerualem)
In West Bank (not including Jerusalem)	54*	143,200	35.4
In East Jerusalem	12	179,600	44.4
Total	66	322,800	79.8

 

* Of the 124 recognized settlements in the West Bank

Land Affected by the Barrier

 

* 4 dunams = 1 acre

Statistics are updated as of March 2004.