(Houston Chronicle) Three Houston-area lawmakers returned Sunday from meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders with the hope that a barrier under construction will not divert the peace process. Democractic U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Chris Bell and Gene Green were part of a delegation that met with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to discuss the peacekeeping process. "The fence is defense," said Jackson Lee. "It's not a divisive political fence. This is an actual fence that keeps intruders out." Green noted that on their tour of the region, the group saw a place where a wall had to be built to keep snipers from firing into Israeli apartments. "Security and peace are the goals for both the Palestinians and the Israelis," Green said. "Good fences make good neighbors."
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