A Segregated Road in an Already Divided Land

A newly constructed road, conceived under Ariel Sharon, that will separate most Palestinian and Israeli traffic near Jerusalem

Israel is constructing a road through the West Bank, east of Jerusalem, that will allow both Israelis and Palestinians to travel along it — separately.

There are two pairs of lanes, one for each tribe, separated by a tall wall of concrete patterned to look like Jerusalem stones, an effort at beautification indicating that the road is meant to be permanent. The Israeli side has various exits; the Palestinian side has few.

The point of the road, according to those who planned it under former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, is to permit Israel to build more settlements around East Jerusalem, cutting the city off from the West Bank, but allowing Palestinians to travel unimpeded north and south through Israeli-held land. More...

UNBELIEVABLE? One road going to the same place divided in two... one half for Israelis... the other for Palestinians. And Jimmy Carter is an anti Semite for calling this apartheid?.... If this is not apartheid, WHAT IS IT???