West Bank Wall

After bombings, Israeli officials weigh
a physical fence for Palestinians.

and view the separation as a central
objective when we reach a final agree-
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
ment with the Palestinians," said
Communications Minister Benjamin
Jerusalem
Ben-Eliezer.
his week's bomb explosions
Three weeks ago, anticipating the
in Netanya have given new
start of the final-status negotiations,
life to the controversial idea
Prime Minister Ehud Barak pulled the
of creating a physical sepa-
separation idea out of the political
ration between Israelis and
deep freeze. "A fence should set a bor-
Palestinians.
der between the Palestinian entity and
Deeming it the best/ way to protect
the State of Israel," Barak
against terror attacks,
said at the time. He made a
numerous officials in succes-
Netanya residents
sive Israeli governments have and medics attend point of adding: "The fence
will not be hostile and
suggested erecting a fence
to the injured,
should allow for coopera-
along the border between
after three pipe
tion."
Israel and the West Bank.
b ombs exploded
Barak explained that he
While some Israelis view the Sunday and
idea against the backdrop of injured 21 people. was bringing up the separa-
tion idea at the start of the
security concerns,
final-status talks in order to
Palestinians, despite their
provide a "technical solution" that
eagerness to proclaim their political
could be "translated" into practical
independence, say separation would
terms during the negotiations.
be tantamount to economic strangula-
The idea of separation is as old as
tion. In one of the rare occasions
the Israeli administration of the West
when they agree with the Palestinians,
Bank.
Jewish settlers in the West Bank also
It goes back to the 1967 Six-Day
oppose the idea, saying it will forever
War, when then-Defense Minister
cut them off from the Jewish state.
Moshe Dayan called for opening bor-
The proposal came up again
ders between Israel and the territories.
Sunday, within hours after the explo-
The idea, which carried the day, ran
sions. "I think we must move forward

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