Tyler
03-26-03, 09:05 AM
Well I'm amazed no one has mentioned this yet. But it's a huge step back, and a massive mistake by Sharon....
Israel's Defense Ministry wants to push a security fence deeper into the West Bank, where it would bring another 40,000 Jewish settlers and around 3,000 Palestinians to the Israeli side, officials said today.
Palestinians sharply criticized the plan, saying it would undermine a United States-backed proposal that is intended to restart peace talks and lead to a Palestinian state.
"This is part of the ongoing Israeli effort to deepen its occupation," said Nabil Shaath, a Palestinian cabinet minister.
...
While the proposed fence would include some 40,000 Jewish settlers, about 3,000 Palestinians would also be left on the western, or Israeli side, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
Mr. Sharon took Cabinet members on a field trip last week to see the work on the fence, which includes ditches, patrol roads and electronic detection systems and is about 50 yards wide.
- http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/24/international/middleeast/24MIDE.html
Israel's Defense Ministry wants to push a security fence deeper into the West Bank, where it would bring another 40,000 Jewish settlers and around 3,000 Palestinians to the Israeli side, officials said today.
Palestinians sharply criticized the plan, saying it would undermine a United States-backed proposal that is intended to restart peace talks and lead to a Palestinian state.
"This is part of the ongoing Israeli effort to deepen its occupation," said Nabil Shaath, a Palestinian cabinet minister.
...
While the proposed fence would include some 40,000 Jewish settlers, about 3,000 Palestinians would also be left on the western, or Israeli side, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
Mr. Sharon took Cabinet members on a field trip last week to see the work on the fence, which includes ditches, patrol roads and electronic detection systems and is about 50 yards wide.
- http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/24/international/middleeast/24MIDE.html