| 10 Reasons Why Security Fence is justified |
10 Reasons Why the Security Fence is Problematic for Israel |
10 Reasons Why Palestinians and leftist Israelis oppose
the Wall |
10 Reasons Why rightist Israelis oppose the Security Fence |
| The right to life without terror is more important than inconveniences
caused by the fence. (MFA) |
Sours its bilateral relationship with several countries |
Wall will restrict free movement of Palestinians who have nothing
to do with terror |
Fence creates static defensive position that turns soldiers into
sitting ducks |
| Fence exists because of Arafat’s terror campaign, not Israeli
territorial ambitions (MFA) |
Costly to Israel – US is deducting its costs from loan guarantees
|
Wall strengthens their sense of oppression and disenchantment with
peace process |
Fence abandons some settlers deserving equal protection |
| The fence provides temporary security measure without predetermining
final borders |
Creates negative image in the press of Israel as oppressor |
Wall will divide Palestinian areas into virtual Bantustans (cantons) |
Fence will turn certain settlements into border towns more liable
to be terror targets |
| The Palestinians will not be cut off from their fields or places
of commerce |
Opens up Israel to condemnation in the UN |
Wall cuts off farmers from free access to their lands and others
from jobs, schools, and hospitals |
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| Inconveniences from the fence can be reversed; lives lost cannot
|
Exposes Israel to possible charges of War Crimes in the Hague international
Court |
Wall is a violation of their human rights |
Evacuation of settlements beyond the fence a violation of settler
rights |
| Fence makes it more difficult for terrorists to infiltrate Israel
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Costly to the Israeli economy without guaranteed results |
Wall puts disputed Palestinian lands in Israeli hands |
Fence puts more land into hands of terrorists |
| Fence will increase sense of security among Israelis |
Fence cuts deeper into Territories than agreed upon by the public |
Wall divides villages, cutting off normal inter-communal communication |
Fence will reward terrorists and encourage more terror attacks |
| Increased security will help revive tourism and ultimately the economy |
If fence undermines peace deal, Palestinians will be a majority
of the land by 2025 |
Wall further undermines PA and thus destabilize the situation there |
Terrorists will eventually figure out how to overcome fence |
| Fence will create atmosphere to help PA and Israel return to real
negotiations |
Fence could lead to unilateral annexation contrary to public opinion
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Wall is a virtual land grab to turn illegal settlements into irreversible
facts |
Fence cedes historic parts of the Land of Israel that belong to
the Jews by right |
(Fill in Your Own Reasons) |