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Israel Builds Fence to Save Its Citizens' Lives


(Baltimore Sun) Aron U. Raskas - Since September 2000, about 6,000 Israelis have been brutally maimed or injured in terrorist attacks. Nearly 900 Israelis have been killed by Palestinian snipers and suicide bombers. Small wonder, then, that in a recent poll, 75% of Israelis stated a belief that they or a family member would become a victim of terrorism. Clearly no nation would tolerate such atrocities in its midst. It is therefore obscene for any nation to complain when Israel - after exhausting every other rational solution - constructs a fence alongside its highways and communities to shield its citizens from the terror and mayhem that have caused more bloodshed, tragedy, and grief than any other society would care to imagine.
2003-11-13 00:00:00
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