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Source: http://nytimes.com/2002/07/12/opinion/12GROS.html
The Fiction of Security Behind a Wall
(New York Times) David Grossman - There is an urgent need to establish a border between Israel and the Palestinians, with defensive and barrier devices, open only at crossings established by mutual consent. Such a border will protect the two sides from each other, help stabilize their relations, and require them to internalize the concept of a border. Yet to establish such a border fence right now, without a peace agreement, would give the Israeli public only a temporary illusion of security. Yasir Abed Rabbo, the Palestinian information minister, tells Israelis from the peace camp that if Israel withdraws behind a fence, Palestinians will spend a day celebrating that most of the occupation has ended, and the next day will continue the intifada, in order to obtain the rest of their demands.