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Source: https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-711442
Israel's West Bank Security Fence Has Been a Lifesaver
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Col. (res.) Dr. Dany Tirza, who headed the Strategic Planning Unit of the Judea and Samaria Division in the IDF Central Command from 1994-2007, was the chief architect and planner of the West Bank security barrier, the construction of which began 20 years ago this month. Tirza [a research fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs] said there were more than 3,000 Palestinian attacks that originated from the West Bank from September 2000 until the end of 2006 that resulted in the deaths of 1,622 people. From 2007, when most of the existing fence was up, until today, there have been 141 attacks from the West Bank, that led to the killing of 100 people inside Israel. The fence was set up to save lives and the numbers show it succeeded.