ISRAELI FENCE AN EXAMPLE FOR U.S.

Israeli fence is example for U.S. (CNN) (Hat tip: Uncle Sticky)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- As America contemplates construction of a massive fence along the Mexican border, it can look to Israel as a valuable test case.

Israel is largely achieving its goal of keeping out Palestinian suicide bombers through a sprawling complex of fences, electric sensors and concrete slabs that snake in and out of the West Bank. But building the barrier has been a gutwrenching process, fraught with political and diplomatic hurdles, that has worsened Israel's relations with its neighbors....

The Israeli version has been quite effective as a security measure. Since construction began, the number of suicide bombings in the country has dropped significantly, from 41 in 2002 to five last year, according to AP figures.