ISRAEL

Haaretz: The misleading term 'fence' By Amira Hass

Israelis still use the convenient and misleading term "fence" to
describe the system of fortifications that is currently being erected on
Palestinian lands in the West Bank. Even "wall," the term more commonly used in
foreign-language reports, is insufficient to describe what is really
being built at this very moment: A concrete wall eight meters high, wire
fences and electronic sensors, ditches four meters deep on either side, a dirt
path to reveal footprints, an area into which entry is forbidden, a
two-lane road for army patrols, and watchtowers and firing posts every
200 meters along the entire length. These are the components of the
"fence."

According to the World Bank, the number of Palestinians who will eventually be directly hurt
by the fence is between 95,000 and 200,000.