Once again the JC website plays host to an anti-Israel troll.
The troll at least prefaces his pathetic attempt to delegitimise Israel with (but fails to emphasize that) this was an advisory and not a binding statement of law. The court contained one Judge from Egypt who if he would have had any semblance of impartiality would have recused himself. Israel reused to appear before the kangaroo court for one very good reason there was hardly any chance it would receive a fair hearing the opinion handed down more than proves Israel was correct in its assumption.
Most Israelis support the construction of the security fence. Israelis living along the Green Line, both Jews and Arabs, favour the fence to prevent penetration by thieves and vandals as well as terrorists. In fact, the fence has caused a revolution in the daily life of some Israeli Arab towns because it has brought quiet, which has allowed a significant upsurge in economic activity.
Even Israelis who are not enthusiastic about the establishment of a Palestinian state argue the fence is needed to reduce the number of terror attacks. The head of the Shin Bet, Avi Dichter, for example, said that a physical barrier can be a deterrent and cites the example of the fence that was built to separate Israel from the Gaza Strip. Since its construction no suicide bombers have penetrated the barrier, while approximately 250 came from the West Bank during the Palestinian War.
The fence is not impregnable. It is possible that some terrorists will manage to get past the barrier; nevertheless, the obstacle makes it far more difficult for incursions and thereby minimizes the number of attacks. During the 34 months from the beginning of the violence in September 2000 until the construction of the first continuous segment of the security fence at the end of July 2003, Samaria-based terrorists carried out 73 attacks in which 293 Israelis were killed and 1,950 wounded. In the 11 months between the erection of the first segment at the beginning of August 2003 and the end of June 2004, only three attacks were successful, and all three occurred in the first half of 2003. Since construction of the fence began, the number of attacks has declined by more than 90 percent.
The number of Israelis murdered and wounded has decreased by more than 70 percent and 85 percent, respectively, after erection of the fence. Let the Arabs forswear terrorism and the fence will come down. The matter is in their hands.
The rogue Bonacek would of course like to assist the terrorist in killing Jews hence his post; Rogue State hardly!
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