The murderous attack on Friday night occurred on the pre-1967 side of the Green Line, near Kibbutz Lahav, ten kilometers northeast of Be'er Sheva. Local residents demand the construction of a partition fence in their area, in the belief that this would have prevented the murderous attack. Pinny Badash, the Mayor of Omer, a suburb of Be'er Sheva, called on the Prime Minister and Finance Minister to free up funds to build a fence there - although there are no plans to build it before two years from now.
On the other hand, residents of Mevaseret Zion, just west of Jerusalem, have joined up with Arabs living in Bidu and neighboring villages north of Jerusalem in a court suit to prevent the construction of a fence in their area. The Supreme Court, in response to their joint plea, has ordered the construction halted for a week so that the IDF can find a compromise solution. The Arabs say that the fence will "ghettoize" thousands of residents, while their sympathizers in Mevaseret say that barely any security incidents have occurred in the area and that these do not justify the erection of a partition.
A third opinion on the fence was expressed today by those who oppose it not because it harms Arabs, but because it harms Israeli interests. The Victims of Arab Terror Association staged a protest at noon today at the Liberty Bell Park gas station, marking one week since the #14 bus bombing that killed 8 Israelis. The protestors demanded that Ariel Sharon deal with terrorism using methods other than fencing off Judea and Samaria from the rest of Israel. "You're the boss, deal with the terror," and "No fence, Yes defense," read some of the signs at the protest.
On the other hand, residents of Mevaseret Zion, just west of Jerusalem, have joined up with Arabs living in Bidu and neighboring villages north of Jerusalem in a court suit to prevent the construction of a fence in their area. The Supreme Court, in response to their joint plea, has ordered the construction halted for a week so that the IDF can find a compromise solution. The Arabs say that the fence will "ghettoize" thousands of residents, while their sympathizers in Mevaseret say that barely any security incidents have occurred in the area and that these do not justify the erection of a partition.
A third opinion on the fence was expressed today by those who oppose it not because it harms Arabs, but because it harms Israeli interests. The Victims of Arab Terror Association staged a protest at noon today at the Liberty Bell Park gas station, marking one week since the #14 bus bombing that killed 8 Israelis. The protestors demanded that Ariel Sharon deal with terrorism using methods other than fencing off Judea and Samaria from the rest of Israel. "You're the boss, deal with the terror," and "No fence, Yes defense," read some of the signs at the protest.