good fences make good neighbors...

or so they say.

Israel's Cabinet Approves Barrier Inside West Bank

Is a security fence a good thing? It depends on which side you are standing. On the Israeli side, the fence keeps suicide bombers out. On the Palistinian side, the fence locks them in.

its a matter of perspective. the palis could look at the fence as a way of making sure that the Israelis don't take any more land, in other words, a way of keeping them out. The Israelis could look at the fence as a way of shutting themselves in, insulating themselves from increasingly hostile neighbors.

either way, a wall is inevitable. there is absolutely no way that a peace agreement can be achieved by each side laying down arms. everyone's been trying to do this for 10 years now, and every time things get close -- someone blows up a bus.

The fact of the matter is that regardless of what Israel does to make peace, there are enough forces that will sacrifice every pali life in order to ensure that Israel is destroyed.

at some point, there will have to be unilateral withdrawal and the erection of a wall.

this is not a desirable or perfect solution, but it is the only thing that the international community can do at this point. all peace efforts have failed.

there can be no movement forward on the peace trail with arfrat's new government of terrorists.

I wish the UN would stop trying to seem fair to the terrorists -- they hate the UN as much as they hate Israel and the US.

maybe the problem is with Syria having a seat on the security council???

I still don't understand how a country that sponsors terrorism, harbors terrorists, and provided an escape route for saddam's WMD can sit on the UN security council...someone please explain???