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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/19/AR2009081904104.html
Momentum Slows for Israel's Security Barrier
[Washington Post] Linda Gradstein and Howard Schneider - Cost overruns, court rulings and a decline in violence have led Israel to slow construction of the West Bank security barrier, and many analysts predict the project will not be completed. The last substantial work on the barrier was finished in 2007. While 40% of the barrier's 420-mile planned route remains unfinished, Israeli military officials and politicians credit the barrier with a decline in suicide bombings originating from the West Bank. The last one was 18 months ago.