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Police official: Gap in W. Bank barrier is calling out to bombers

By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent

Tags: Terror, West Bank

Police Southern District commander Uri Bar Lev said Wednesday that the 10-kilometer gap in the separation fence between Israel and the southern part of the West Bank is "calling out to terrorists."

Bar Lev spoke before the Knesset Internal Affairs Committee following a suicide bombing in Dimona on Monday in which one woman was killed and 11 people were hurt. "Every day, thousands of Palestinians enter [Israel] without supervision through the gap in the wall. The suicide bombers in Be'er Sheva two and three years ago came in through this gap, as did the bombers two days ago in Dimona. It is imperative to obstruct the passageway," Bar Lev said, adding that Israel has knowledge of additional planned attacks in the area.

David Cohen, head of the southern district in the Interior Ministry, said that the 10 missing kilometers in the fence on southern Mount Hebron were specifically authorized, and in fact, there is no reason not to complete that section of the wall. According to Cohen, there are entire sections where foundations have already been laid and are waiting to be built, but there is a sense of exhaustion within the establishment. A plan to complete a section of the fence near Eilat was submitted after a suicide bombing in the city last January, but Cohen said that the plan was not pushed forward and it appeared that the state "became tired."

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In regard to building a fence to separate Israel from Egypt, Cohen said that the government hasn't even submitted a plan.

The chairman of the Knesset Internal Affairs Committee, MK Ophir Pines-Paz (Labor) said that "all the terror roads lead to the south." According to Pines-Paz, Israel's government must change its priorities. The Knesset committee called upon the government to immediately allot a budget for the completion of the 10-kilometer gap.

Dimona Mayor Meir Cohen said that the issue of the gap in the fence is a hot topic in every Dimona home and hovers over the city. "Only a determined decision taken by Israel's government that will be translated into action will make Be'er Sheva and Dimona residents feel safer," Cohen said. "We don't have the time or the desire to get bogged down in the mire of self pity and helplessness. The city is strong and we are not operating with a feeling of weepiness."

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1.	Israeli leadership asleep	14:59	\|	Sam	06/02/08

2.	yes build fences	16:31	\|	sam i am	06/02/08

3.	Do you fight terror by erecting a fence ?...	16:39	\|	Harold Lane	06/02/08

4.	"the Arab Initiative" - Arab double talk	17:22	\|	Sam	06/02/08

5.	Fences - the ABC of defence	17:35	\|	Shaul	06/02/08

6.	The fence as proven to be useful...	18:26	\|	Rafa	06/02/08

7.	oppressive racist occupation is calling out to bombers	00:08	\|	anti-racist	07/02/08

8.	sam i am	00:42	\|	Cat in the Hat	07/02/08

9.	Sam of Canada	00:48	\|	akiva (zionist)	07/02/08

10.	Akiva-Arabs want Jews to give Pal state while refusing Jewish one	01:16	\|	Sam	07/02/08

11.	Sam, Israeli chutzpah will afford us survival.	01:50	\|	akiva (zionist)	07/02/08

12.	Mine the gaps	03:03	\|	Elimelech	07/02/08

13.	bravo for the wall!	05:04	\|	Space	07/02/08

14.	Spare Clusters?--I know just the places to put them	06:25	\|	* BEN JABO	07/02/08

15.	CITY IS STRONG AND WITHOUT WEEPINESS	09:38	\|	REFLECTION OF TRUTH	07/02/08

16.	#7 anti-racist - They were out before, without bombs	03:48	\|	* BEN JABO	08/02/08

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