I’ve only heard of some of these barriers, part of which runs through Franciscan and Orthodox monasteries. Regardless of the protests from the Palestinian Authority and the Vatican, Likud still seems driven to complete the project:
The Israeli ministers acknowledged about 55,000 Palestinian residents in four neighborhoods will eventually be cut off from their city by the separation barrier, meant to stop Palestinian bombers, and promised to come up with a plan by Sept. 1 on how to alleviate some of the hardships.
Critics warned that despite the new provisions, tens of thousands of Palestinians, who have Jerusalem residency rights and pay municipal taxes, would probably face major delays in crossing through 11 gates in the barrier every day on their way to jobs and schools. Only half of the barrier has been built.
Palestinian officials rejected the Israeli Cabinet decision.
Understandably so. I haven’t been back to see the new barrier, but it runs through Christian land the same way it runs through Palestinian land (Muslim or Christian). Sad really.