Mapmakers Move West Bank Barrier Route

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Mapmakers Move West Bank Barrier Route

By MARK LAVIE
Associated Press Writer





JERUSALEM (AP) -- Cartographers have begun redrawing the planned route of the West Bank separation barrier closer to Israel, in line with an Israeli court ruling that the government must reduce hardship for Palestinian residents, officials said Tuesday.

Later this week, planners will present three different options for a new route to the Defense Ministry for approval, security officials said on condition of anonymity. All three routes are significantly closer to Israel than the original path.

"We're looking at ways to bring the fence closer to the Green Line," said Foreign Ministry official Gideon Meir, referring to Israel's pre-1967 Mideast War frontier with the West Bank.

Hassan Abu Libdeh, the Palestinian Cabinet secretary, said Israel must build the barrier entirely on its territory, and that any changes falling short of that are unacceptable.

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[lefty_mcduff]

1. "Significantly *closer* to Israel"?

Why not make it *on* the Israel border.
Just wonderin' and all...

[bluedeminredstate]

2. Settlements

Gotta protect all those new Isreali towns and suburbs.

[Massacure]

3. Shouldn't have put their settlesments in the middle of Palestinians

in the first place.

[bluedeminredstate]

4. Not arguing.

But I generally stay the hell away from this topic since it tends to get heated very quickly.
:)