Monday, June 28, 2004

Got this one from the brother-in-law. Apparently the Israeli separation fence has proved to be impenetrable.

Israel: Fence in north has cut terror penetrations to zero

One of the more interesting comments in the article is regarding where a fence is put, versus a cement wall. Of course the media tends to show the wall all the time since it is more dramatic even if it is only 10% or so of the total. I never heard this argument FOR the wall parts based on humanitarian reasons.

Boim conceded that the fence "does weigh on some of the population. We are not ignoring this." But he said that walls had been built in some areas in order to avoid demolishing houses, because a fence would require a large area to be cleared on the West Bank side.

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