Media Report: Netanyahu approves “Israel”-Egypt border wall

Local Editor, 8-12-2009

"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on the construction of a wall along the border between occupied Palestine and Egypt. It is worth noting that "Israel" has built a wall that separated Dafa [Gaza Strip] from Egypt in 2005.

"Israeli" daily Ma'ariv reported that the decision came after consultations involving security, political, and financial officials in "Israel". Netanyahu considered construction of a barrier will stop smuggling and the migration of Africans seeking work or asylum in "Israel".

The decision, according to Ma'ariv, was made as a result of an escalation in the number of African immigrants crossing into "Israel".

"According to Ma'ariv, the plans for the border wall will be ready in early summer, and there is more than one option for the nature of proposed barrier.

Ma'ariv reports that another option, offered by "Israeli" Ministry of Finance, is erection of an electronic fence at a cost of 450 million NIS.

Ma'ariv added that model sections of the suggested walls would be built to test their efficiency on the ground.

US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently turned its spotlight on Egyptian and "Israeli" immigration tactics in a 90-page report entitled Sinai Perils.

The report says that Egypt and "Israel" have responded to African migration across the Sinai border with policies that violate fundamental rights. The gravest violations are the rights to seek asylum and the right to life.