In July 2002, faced with an unprecedented wave of suicide bombings, and following a month in which 37 separate terrorist attacks resulted in the murder of 135 innocent Israeli civilians, and the injury of 721, in buses, malls and restaurants, Israel decided to construct a temporary security fence as a defensive and non-violent means of preventing the unimpeded access of Palestinian suicide bombers into Israel's towns and villages. Since the beginning of construction, there has been a drastic reduction in the number of terrorists that were able to penetrate into the major Israeli population centers. The fence works...


The antiterroristfence.mfa.gov.il website covers the various aspects of the security fence project. There you will find comprehensive information on the Israeli point of view, answers to Palestinian claims, background material and analyses which will help you get to the root of this complex issue and to understand the true nature of this fence: a temporary and reversible line of defense - not a "Berlin wall"; a necessary life-saving fence that takes into account humanitarian considerations - not an "apartheid wall".

      Articles from the antiterroristfence.mfa.gov.il site:
      1.  Israeli Press Conference - 23 February 2004 – The Hague
      2.  Statement from Israeli Delegation at the Hague (Feb 23)
      3.  Full text of Israel's document as presented to the ICJ (pdf 1.7MB)
      4.  Unofficial Summary of Israel's written submission
      5.  “YOU ARE JUDGING AND I AM BURYING MY HUSBAND.”


How Did the anti-terrorist fence issue get to the International Court of Justice?




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     Israel's Fence  
     Saving lives must come first.
     For Israelis, DEATH is only minutes away.
     Apartheid vs. Israel’s Security Fence.
     Stop suicide bombers.
     There is a wall around Gaza.
     A fence is not a human rights violation. Terrorism is.
     When one society declare war.
   

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