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| Good fences make good neighbors, Negev version | |
| 2011-09-14 | |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the main aim of a fence which Israel is building on its border with Egypt is now to block militants and not just smugglers and illegal migrants. "Putting up the fence is first of all against terror activity, and only after that against (other) infiltrators," army radio quoted him as saying during a tour of the border. Israel began constructing the fence late last year to stem the influx of thousands of illegal migrants through the porous border, which has also been a major drug and human trafficking route into Israel.
"Israel's border with Egypt is a border of peace. To continue the peace, there must be security, and to this end a fence is necessary," it quoted him as saying. "Its rapid construction is important for both peace and security." | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 May be a good thing in LT because ... * DAILY TIMES.PK > EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD WARNS TURKEY PM OVER REGIONAL ROLE. The MB says for Turkey to be a lover, not a fighter, + BTW don't try to dominate your fellow Muslim neighbors [SSSSSSHHHHH ...CCCCCC OR ELSE?]. THE REMINDER FROM MB IS IN THE MAIL. TURKEY is up there, EGYPT is down there. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-09-14 23:23 |
| #1 It's good to see the Israelis being proactive with something that is proven to work. Their use of fence has to go down as one of the most effective strategies against border problems ever developed. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-09-14 13:38 |