Like It or Not – The Barrier Will Be the Border!
December 22, 2005
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The Palestinians are not stupid.
That is why they hate the security barrier so intensely – they know it will be the final border they
will be unilaterally forced inside.
When the 27 terminal check points are finally in place, for the first time since Herod’s Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D., the Israelis will at last have a feeling of relative “peace and safety” in their homeland.
The following article by Steven Eranger first appeared in the New York Times.
An extract from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Daily Alert appears below.
BEGIN EXTRACT FROM DAILY ALERT
Israel Easing Barrier Burden, But The Palestinians Still
See a Border!
By Steven Eranger
New York Times
Israel is overhauling its separation barrier along the West Bank and Jerusalem to cut the crossing time for people and goods from hours to minutes. Aimed at easing the burden on Palestinians and s oftening international criticism, it is also giving the barrier the feel
of an international border.
The construction project of 27 terminals will cost close to $500 million and sharply reduce tension, Israeli officials say.
Daniel Tirza, a reserve colonel who has drawn the map for nearly every inch of the 450-mile barrier (about one-third complete and due to be finished in a year), has no doubt that it has saved hundreds of Israeli lives by making it harder for suicide bombers to reach their targets.
The barrier not only discourages attacks, he said, but when, as in most of its length, it consists of electronic fencing with sensors, it provides enough warning to catch those who cut through it.
“The barrier does its job,” Tirza said, describing the need to protect Jerusalem’s citizens from sniper fire and suicide bombers. (New York Times)