The most dramatic step since 1967

DANNY RUBINSTEIN

Ha'aretz, 1 March 2004

As construction of the separation fence continues, it becomes increasingly clear that this is the most dramatic step taken by the state of Israel since the occupation of Judea and Samaria in June 1967. In its current form, the fence will influence the nature of the conflict between us and the Palestinians more than any single event in the past 37 years; more than the annexation of East Jerusalem and the settlement enterprise, more than all of the wars fought since that time in Israel or the entire region, more than the Oslo Accords, and more than the Palestinian intifadas. The early results of the separation fence are already apparent.

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