Theft

Israel has a right to build a fence/wall/security barrier or whatever you want to call it, around her own borders; let there be no doubt about that. It's not the most positive step to take, but if it can successfully disengage the parties then it's a necessary evil.

However, as work on the wall has continued, the Sharon government's expansionist policies have shone through clearer and clearer. Now they are considering sending the barrier into the heart of the West Bank to the large, illegal Ariel settlement, effectively splitting the West Bank into thirds (the southern third is already split off by Jerusalem, Maale Adummim, and the Jericho highway).

What's more, Palestinians have been peacefully protesting the construction - and getting zero publicity. If we want to see terrorism end, perhaps we should make it a policy to pay attention to those who protest injustice nonviolently! Not only should the U.S. government (as well as the Israelis) give nonviolent Palestinians a voice, but U.S. networks should make a point to give coverage to them, instead of only to the violent and horrific.