WRG Video Anthology and Quiz

West Bank Security Wall

After watching the West Bank Security Wall video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. Where is the wall in the video being built?

Gaza

East Jerusalem

Tel-Aviv

Lebanon

2. The wall is built approximately along:

The Green Line

The Jordanian border

The border between Gaza and Israel

The bank of the Jordan River

3. Which of the following statements about the wall is not accurate?

Palestinian farmland was taken so the wall could be built.

Palestinian workers may have to walk miles to get around the wall to get to work.

The Wall is built primarily on the Israeli side of the Green Line.

The Wall is an anti-terrorism defense mechanism for Israel.

4. The lack of rights of the Palestinians in the video is demonstrated by all of the following statements except:

Palestinians had no voice in the decision to build the wall.

Palestinian land was confiscated so the wall could be built.

The wall separated Palestinian farmers from their cropland.

Palestinians can use the courts to challenge the wall legally.

5. Which of the following statements best describe the effectiveness of the wall, based on the video clip?

The wall is not very effective because young Palestinians can climb over the wall fairly easily.

The wall is very effective because no one can get through it.

The wall slows down people crossing into Israel and subjects them to search by soldiers.

The wall is effective because Palestinians must show their work papers at check-points.