Around 300 people in Santa Monica participated on November 9th at the International Day Against the Israeli Apartheid Wall to protest the construction of a 400 mile long wall that would enclose the Palestinian areas of the West Bank behind a 25 foot tall wall. The demonstration educated people about the largely unknown wall. Reports from the event are: a photo essay by a, and a photo set from Marcus.
After decades when people witnessed the end of South African apartheid, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Israel has embarked on a project to build a wall around Palestinian areas, in a kind of reverse-gated-community. It's eerily reminiscent of Jewish ghettos enclosed by walls, like Terezin and Warsaw. Within these ghettos, Jews lived oppressed lives apart from the rest of society, under a curfew, and with limited political clout.
A short history of the 'ghetto' as a tool of segregation and oppression.
IMC Palestine has complete details on the construction of the wall.
People Protest the Apartheid Wall Being Built to Enclose Palestinians