IDF Plans New Fence Route; Ariel Out, Eastern Jerusalem In, Government Undecided

(Maariv-Hebrew) Amir Rappaport - In response to U.S. opposition to the original route, the security services have prepared a new plan for the separation fence that would run closer to the "green line." The Sharon government has not yet decided whether the fence will be built along its original route or along this new optional line proposed by the army. The original plan would have included the city of Ariel as well as 70,000 Jews and 7,000 Palestinians living east of the "green line."


2003-08-13 00:00:00

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