West Bank Movement and Access Update | June 2010

The present report provides data and analysis on the main trends concerning the system of West Bank movement and access restrictions implemented by the Israeli authorities between April 2009 and the end of March 2010; due to a number of Israeli measures, movement and access of Palestinians between most urban centers, particularly in the north of the West Bank, has improved during this reporting period; at the same time no significant improvement took place in the access of Palestinians to lands and resources behind the Barrier and in the Jordan Valley, around or within settlements, including access to East Jerusalem. Settlements form the single major factor in determining the configuration of closure obstacles.