In the West Bank, Palestinians in the town of Bil’in celebrated on Tuesday following the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to reroute part of Israel’s 425-mile wall through the West Bank. For nearly three years, Palestinian activists have staged weekly protests against the wall because it divides the town and cuts it off from nearby farming land.

Bil’in protest leader Rateb Abu Rahma: “The decision of the Israeli high court today means a lot to us, the fruit of our two-and-a-half-year struggle. It was a continuous struggle in the village of Bil’in. Today we reap the fruits of that struggle.”

The attorney for the Palestinian villagers, Michael Sfard, hailed the high court ruling.

Michael Sfard: “The Israeli Supreme Court has accepted all of the arguments that the Bil’in village has introduced. The court has accepted that the route of the wall that goes on the lands of the village of Bil’in was not decided according to security needs, but according to the desire to expand the illegal settlement of Modi’in Illit. That was the decision of the court.”

Jewish settlers criticized the court, saying it would jeopardize their security. This is Avraham, a resident of the Modi’in Illit settlement near Bil’in.

Avraham: “The Jewish people have to first and foremost worry about the Jews, and here there’s a feeling that they’re worrying about the Arabs. That’s a difficult feeling that’s accompanying us on this day with this ruling. And this ruling hurts us a lot.”