FAIR ON THE FENCE

Cheers to Tim Collie of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel for a balanced, in-depth series of reports on Israel’s security fence. As opposed to the imbalanced and spurious reporting noted here, here, here, and here, the Sun-Sentinel acknowledges that the fence has reduced terror by 80 percent, and portrays residents of West Bank settlements with a genuine human touch. The paper then follows up with a staff-editorial urging Israel not to prematurely dismantle the fence.

One thing Israel should not do, despite a plea from Abbas, is dismantle the security barrier it has been building to separate itself from the Palestinians of the West Bank. The structure has sharply reduced attacks against Israeli civilians. Eventually it should come down, but only after a peace that everyone can trust is achieved.

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