Many Israeli Arabs think the security fence is essential to protect everyone from crazed West Bank terrorists. For example, Najeh Abu Mukh from Baka:
The 26-foot-high concrete-and-razor-wire barrier down the hill from Najeh Abu Mukh’s house cuts him off from relatives and the West Bank.
But the Israeli Arab said he doesn’t mind, because the controversial Israeli barrier has done something years of failed peace talks have not: It has taken the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict away from his home…
On Friday, the International Court of Justice in The Hague condemned the barrier as illegal and inhumane, a ruling that Abu Mukh questioned.
”I’m wondering if the judges ever have been here or lived here and understand the real reason for its construction,” the 30-year-old gas station worker asked, relaxing on his front porch with a cup of sweet coffee. “If not, they should listen and not judge.’
And Sammi Masrawa from Tel Aviv:
“A month ago I went to protest the fence,” he said, referring to the barrier Israel is building in the West Bank. “Now I believe it can only strengthen us.”…
“These terrorists don’t differentiate between Jews and Arabs, they just want to kill,” he said, glass shards embedded in his leg, as his wife shook her head in disbelief at his political transformation.
