On September 4, 2007, the Supreme Court of Israel ordered the Israeli government to redraw the route of its West Bank security barrier near the Palestinian village of Bilin within a "reasonable period." The court also determined that the separation barrier discriminates against Bilin residents because the Israeli government has seized and uprooted thousands of olive trees along the border to make room for construction.

A section of the security barrier

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