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Source: http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=212752004
Suicide Bombers Are Real Barrier to Peace
(Scotsman-UK) George Kerevan - Israel's impetus to build the security fence came in March 2002 after 37 attempted Palestinian suicide bombings were launched in 31 days. In Belfast in the 1970s, at least you knew the Provos would try to give a warning before a bomb went off. In Israel, the aim of Palestinian extremists is deliberately to murder civilians. In particular, they have a penchant for blowing up school buses. With no other option other than massive repression on the West Bank, the Israelis have opted to keep out the suicide bombers by starting to build the security fence. It is a cement wall in areas where there has been sniping from the Arab side. There is a similar wall in Belfast, but to date, no one has referred the Belfast wall to the International Court of Justice.