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Last update - 04:30 29/01/2008 Plan to build security wall around PM's residence rejected By Ranit Nachum-Halevy, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel  The Jerusalem District Appeals Committee headed by attorney Gilad Hass has rejected a request by the Prime Minister's Office to build a 10-meter fence around Olmert's residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem, in the heart of the Rehavia neighborhood. The ire of neighborhood residents has been raised more than once, with frequent implementation of special security measures, demonstrations and traffic disruptions. The planed fence included a 35-meter-long steel plate fence along a sidewalk, reaching 9.95 meter steel wall high - or about the height of a three-story apartment building. Advertisement The plan received dozens of objections, including one from the Israel Architects Association, the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites, along with neighborhood residents. The latter protested that such a fence would block the view to the nearby Terra Sancta site, one of the most historical and well-known sites in the city. The Architects Association in Jerusalem took the unusual step of filing a complaint, citing among other things the many structures in the area designated for preservation, compounded by the damage that a steel wall would inflict upon the nature of the neighborhood, with its buildings of natural hewn stone facing. "We were afraid of the precedent that would permit construction of fences and enclosures whenever there is a security problem, causing the city to look like army barracks," explained Eyal Shaar, acting chairman of the Architects Association in Jerusalem. The committee is now working on an alternative plan for a more aesthetically pleasing structure that will minimize the environmental and scenic damage to the neighborhood. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Kitler Cat Germany's Green Party uses a cat resembling Hitler to criticize extreme rightists. Sorrymania Israel is reportedly planning to apologize to ex-Beatles for banning a concert in 1965.   1.   Good fences make good neighbors 08:38  |  Dani Reiss 29/01/08   2.   Common sense 11:26  |  Bumble 29/01/08   3.   Maybe the fence will keep him "inside"! 12:42  |  Stephen. 29/01/08   4.   New PM residence 14:10  |  Colin 29/01/08

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