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Any structure used to obstruct passage in a given direction, such as a wall, barricade, or roadblock. A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects space. ... A barricade is any object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction. ... A roadblock is a temporary installation set up to control or block traffic along a road. ...

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BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Q&A: What is the West Bank barrier? (0 words)
	Palestinian land is confiscated to build the barrier; hundreds of Palestinian farmers and traders are cut off from their land and means of economic survival.
	In June 2004 the Court ruled that a 30-km section of barrier northwest of Jerusalem imposed undue hardship on Palestinians and must be rerouted.
	In late September 2003, the UN issued a report which condemned the barrier as illegal and tantamount to "an unlawful act of annexation".

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