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The Security Fence - Hopes and Fears
IV. Appendices
1. Web Perspectives: The A-Z of Recommended Online References, Annotated
and Collected by Theme
A. The Security Fence
B. The Road Map
C. The Geneva Accords
D. Israel and the UN
E. General
F: For and Against: Where Israel’s six major parties
stand, or sit, on the Fence issue
A.
SECURITY FENCE |
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| Organization & URL, and Title |
Status & Position |
Description |
ADL
http://www.adl.org/israel/fence.asp
Building a Fence against Terror, Abraham H. Foxman
15 October 2003 (Washington Times article) |
Advocacy against Antisemitism; pro-Israel, USA |
Attacks worldwide hypocrisy on Israel's decision to
build a fence for life and death security needs, population protection,
while Europe and the US take new measures to seal their borders against
undesirables. Terrorism is the cause, and should not be viewed through
the prism of Israel's alleged "sins". Good fences=good neighbors. |
AIPAC
http://www.aipac.org/securityfencefinal.pdf
The Security Fence: A Defensive Obstacle to Terror
2q July 2003 |
American pro-Israel lobby accredited to the US Congress,
emphasizing US and Israel shared values and interests |
Opinion piece in support of the fence, emphasizing
Labor-Likud agreement on the need for the Fence, its main advantages,
options for changes in the route; map of the approved sections. |
Americans For Peace Now
http://www.peacenow.org/Roadmap/securitybarrier.html
Security Over Settlements: Building a Security Based on the Logic
of Defense
29 July 2003 |
Left-wing, USA Peace movement |
Position paper supporting separation barrier, but not
one stretched to include outlying settlements in the Territories |
Bitter Lemons
http://www.bitterlemons.org/previous/bl151203ed45.html
The Fence/Wall Revisited
21 July 2003 |
Israeli-Palestinian forum for left-wing political discussion
with anchor writers |
Two Palestinian perspectives – Land Grab; People
Power and Resisting the Wall;
Two Israeli perspectives – No Suicide Bombings=No Fence; Complicated
Legal Issues (relating to the Hague ICJ case)
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Btselem
http://www.btselem.org/english/Separation_Barrier/
The Separation Barrier
Ongoing (last updated October 2003) |
Leftist human rights organization in Israel |
Special series with Background; Enclaves; Jerusalem;
Statistics; Next Stage; Publications. Emphasis on Human Rights' Violations
by the Barrier.
Background: to creation of the barrier, questioning security motives;
advocating a route minimizing human rights' violations; downloadable
map with detailed legend;
Enclaves: statistics for the seam areas, legal issues (permits, military
closure areas etc.); enlargement map of some enclaves;
Jerusalem: downloadable Map of SE route thru Jerusalem; population
statistics and changes, the impact of the barrier on freedom of movement;
Statistics: lengths of barrier by status; Palestinian population;
settlements; land use by percentage of West Bank area;
Next Stage: future enclaves, map of Bethlehem plus;
Publications: 2 summaries, Win97, rtf, pdf – Expulsions; Human
Rights' Violations
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FMEP
http://www.fmep.org/reports/2003/v13n4.html#map
Map of proposed security fence
July 2003 |
Left wing peace movement database on settlements, with
analysis, reporting, maps |
Estimated route of the Fence, with different proposals
and potential enclaves clearly marked |
Freeman Center For Strategic Studies, The
Maccabean Online, Vol. VIII, No. 11, p. 2
http://www.freeman.org/m_online/nov00/shapiro1.htm
Separation and Security Fences: The Primary Fallacy
November 2000 and 1995 |
Right-wing American Jewish publicist website |
Bernard J. Shapiro explains why a separation fence
would fail to bring Israel security, while only strong deterrents
will work. Opposes creating the siege mentality against terror, and
advocates a strong retaliation policy. |
Haaretz Daily >Supplements
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?
itemNo=326397&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1
&sbSubCntrassID=0&listSrc=Y
The Separation Fence – Special Supplement Feature
August to 9 December 2003 |
Left leaning Israeli newspaper |
Collection of news articles, features and op/ed pieces.
News articles are now outdated;
Opinion presents pragmatic and diplomatic criticism of the Fence,
with statistics;
Features offer case stories, particularly about Jerusalem;
Background and Analysis: focus on the Green Line and issues of principle.
NB: More recent articles have not been included in this collection. |
Haaretz Daily
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/379372.html
Israel to Reject Hague Court's Authority on Fence, Aluf Benn
5 January 2004 |
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With the Hague Court hearing set for 23 February 2004
and written arguments required by 30 January, senior Israeli advisers
are divided as to whether Israel should also appear at the hearing,
or reject the court's authority to deliberate this issue, while presenting
Israel's case in writing only. Ruling considerations are about legal
precedent and the consequences for Israel's international status and
image. |
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/375737.html
A Barbed Wire Jerusalem,
Dalia Shehori
25 December 2003 |
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Israel Kimhi of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel
Studies says the Fence will be most problematic for Jerusalem, cutting
off its economic hinterland, but not preventing mortar fire on Jerusalem
from, say, Ramallah. 68km of fence will primarily cut off or section
Palestinian villages, creating economic and social hardship. Considerable
detail about the terrain and the different modalities of building
the fence, the settlements, and addresses demographic issues fairly.
Considers that the fence is for the purposes of security, but that
the hardships and crossing points are likely to increase hostility
of Palestinians to Israel. |
| Haaretz Daily
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/381169.html
The return of the fence
By Gideon Biger
11th January 2004 |
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The history of the British Mandate Northern Fence and
the Taggart Forts subsequent to the Arab riots; a fence that was not
completed and was entirely within the Mandate territory. It was not
the Fence, but the policing that finally quelled the riots; it was
removed during the Second World War, but some of the police stations
remain. History may be repeating itself; however, no-one would have
a problem with the current Fence if it followed the green line. |
Haaretz Daily
http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/381497.html
Amman: Fence increases risk Palestinians will spill into Jordan
By Haaretz Staff and Agencies
11th January 2004
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Joint consultations between Jordan and Saudi Arabia
on the stalled Mid-East Peace Process; Jordan's fears that the Fence
diminishes the likelihood of a Palestinian State (the two state
solution) and therefore increases the likelihood of Palestinians
being "forced into Jordan". |
Israel Insider
http://web.israelinsider.com/bin/
en.jsp?enPage=ViewsPage
&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDisp
Who=HotTopic%5El8&enZone=HotTopics
Does Israel Need a Fence?
Last updated 25 December 2003 |
Independent, non partisan website presenting Israeli
politics, diplomacy, culture; guest writers. |
Extensive selection of Insider Views articles, representing
a wide range of political positions on the Fence, both proponents
and opponents, with articles set in the context of diplomatic, military,
strategic and political thought. Contributors include many well-known
political writers.
News items date from June through December 2003. |
Israel Ministry of Defense
http://www.securityfence.mod.gov.il/
Pages/ENG/default.htm
Israel's Security Fence
Last updated 10 December 2003 |
Israeli government |
Special Feature covers anti-terror purpose of Fence,
operational aspects, route, construction, Q&A, with visuals, diagrams
and ongoing Newsbriefs.
[Full English and Hebrew versions]
"Execution Aspect"
(construction) includes extensive details about infrastructure (technical
statistics, timeline), land issues, humanitarian concerns, with details
of how to appeal to the Supreme Court and ongoing rulings of the Court.
The Q&A is focused on general and controversial issues, at the
level of policy and principle, rather than case or class representative
issues. |
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://securityfence.mfa.gov.il
Israel Diplomatic Network
The Security Fence: Israel's Line of Defense
January 2004
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Israeli government |
Special Feature Series with concise information and
responses to questions, with diagrams, photographs, maps and visual
presentaitons. It includes humanitarian, legal and international issues
at the level of policy and principle.
While touching on the case to be brought against the Fence in the
International Court of Justice in the Hague, it does not address the
strong criticisms appearing in the media in depth, nor the claims
and cases pending before the Israel Supreme Court, related to this
issue.
The series contains a short powerpoint presentation (online or downloadable)
summarising the main ideas.
The section marked More Information opens to Publications, which offers
browsers 3 downloadable booklets in English, French, Spanish and one
with Russian, too.
Links, in the same section, offers the Ministry of Defense feature
on the Fence, the IDF Spokesman's website, several MFA pages, the
JAFI-ED website, Virtual Library and ADL. |
Jerusalem Post
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/
Printable.asp?ID=10373
Brief to the Security Council, Evelyn Gordon
17 October 2003 |
Right leaning Israeli newspaper |
Attacks hypocrisy of international community in relation
to the Fence, both Europe and the US. Addresses "international
law" issues, Israel's right to self-defense and allegations that
the Fence "prejudges subsequent negotiations". |
Take a Pen
http://www.take-a-pen.org/english/Fences.htm
Let's Remove All Fences!
October/December 2003 |
European-Israeli Jewish and Christian grass roots campaign
for Israel, solidarity website; right-leaning |
Petition outline to send to politicians in relevant
countries, international organizations, media, detailing all the international
and intra-national fences worldwide, with photographs.
Site is multi-lingual. |
D.
ISRAEL AND THE UN |
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0cfp0
“Confrontation and Turning Point: Israel and the United Nations
after the 49th General Assembly” by Gad Yaacobi, Israeli Ambassador
to the United Nations
January 1995 |
Israeli Government |
Analysis of the swing in the relationship between the
Israel and the UN, suffering from the Cold War but recovering from
the signing of the Oslo Accords |
Jewish Virtual Library
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/UN/untoc.html
“United Nations”
Ongoing (latest items from 2001) |
Non-partisan |
Survey of themes and historical events involving the
UN and Israel |
F: For and Against: Where Israel’s six major parties
stand, or sit, on the Fence issue
PARTY |
POSITION |
RELEVANT WEB
SITE ARTICLE |
| Likud |
As the ruling party it officially backs the fence,
even if individual members have reservations. Security map is one
of the cornerstones to Ariel Sharon’s new Disengagement plan |
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1037875/posts |
| Labor |
Opposes fence as it is planned, preferring one that
would run much closer to the Green Line. Shimon Peres was the lone
dissenter when the cabinet originally approved the fence on June 23,
2002, because it would incorporate some 20% of the West Bank |
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/
articles/
2002/6/23/182345.shtml |
| Shinui |
Supports the wall conditionally.
Party leader, and Justice Minister, Tomi Lapid has called for the
government to revisit the issue of the wall at the next government
meeting. He claims the wall as it stands is not feasible because it
is “too long, too expense, unacceptable to our American partners,
and inflames international opinion against us.” (Hebrew article)
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http://www.shinui.org.il/site/
article.asp?id=265 |
| National Union |
As member of the coalition the party is
trying to torpedo fence project from within the government.
MK Uri Ariel has used his position as chair of the defense appropriations
subcommittee to delay funding for the fence |
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1037875/posts |
| Meretz |
Opposes construction of the fence at this
time.
Former member Nomi Hazan argues that the fence is only appropriate,
if at all, during times of political stalemate. It was a “default
option” when security forces were losing the war on terror but
should be stopped for diplomatic negotiations lest it be a political
handicap that flies in the face of the Road Map. |
http://www.jewishsf.com/
bk030711/comm2.shtml |
| National Religious Party |
Supports the fence conditionally.
Party leader Effi Eitam supports the fence only if it includes Ariel
and follows the guidelines of the Defense Ministry. |
http://israelemb.org/sanfran/
News&Media/full/03/sep/22 |
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