Compulsive rambler Mark Thomas walks the line along the notorious Israeli Separation Barrier in an extract from his new book.
Walking to the edge of the flat roof I stand, legs apart, hands on hips, looking through the hazy winter sunlight and to the distant hills. Two men, Palestinians, are standing behind me and together we survey the route we are about to take. Slowly, I raise my arms and point to a spot on the horizon.
‘There,’ I declare with all the gravitas of an Old Testament prophet. ‘That is where we start our walk.’
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