Israel deploys 'Star Wars' missile killer system

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89. Egypt is an independent country

If they choose to open the border with Gaza, they are free to do so and there is nothing Israel could do about it.

It is not true that all of the West Bank is controlled by the Israeli military. Area A is under Palestinian civilian and security control. This is the area where the majority of Palestinians live. The IDF can only enter under special circumstances, such as arresting militants. This is generally done with the cooperation of the Palestinian authorities. My view is that there should be two independent states living side by side at peace with one another, and the IDF should not have the presence it currently does.

The separation wall/fence does cut into the West Bank by several miles in places, but it mostly hews close to the Green Line. I do not find this to be acceptable, but there is an argument that can be made with respect to it being effective in preventing terrorist attacks.

Palestinians do generally view the IDF as a terrorist organization. That doesn't make it one.

I am not interested in "trading massacres" - my only point in bringing up the mass murder of Israeli teenagers at a dance club in 2001 was to provide an example of the sorts of attacks against Israeli civilians that occurred with regularity particularly in the years just prior to the separation barrier being constructed.