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Israel Starts Building Fence Along West Bank: Palestinian Interim State Is Rejected by Sharon
washingtonpost.com -- Israeli bulldozers began work today on a controversial project to erect a fence and sophisticated security system along the entire length of the West Bank in an attempt to seal off the Palestinian-controlled territory from Israel following a series of suicide bomb attacks. The project, which has been discussed for years, has come under fire from both Israelis and Palestinians for a variety of political, religious, economic and social reasons. But it has drawn many new advocates -- including Prime Minister Ariel Sharon -- and gained wider popularity in recent months following suicide bombings that have killed dozens of Israelis and terrorized urban areas across the country. Meanwhile, Sharon today told a meeting of his cabinet ministers that "the conditions are not ripe" for the establishment of any kind of Palestinian state, according to a statement released after the meeting.

Does Sharon want peace?

posted by West 9:30 AM