and it is becoming more and more attractive. The right wing extremists in Israel, and most Palestinians, object to it. The reasons for both should be pretty obvious.

The Israeli version of the Chinese Wall would stop many suicide bombing attacks. They would however still be subject to rocket and artillery attacks such as those occurring on the northern border with Lebanon (yet another example of the Israelis giving back land but not receiving the promised peace)

From an article in Haaretz (a leading left wing Israeli newspaper) last year:

"The National Security Council will present plans to the government Tuesday for beefing up the security of Jerusalem and of the "seam line" between Israel and the West Bank.

The council's plan for the capital, known as "Enveloping Jerusalem," was in fact passed on to the cabinet some time ago, but until now has not been seriously discussed, both for budgetary and for political reasons: The plan is very expensive, and right-wing MKs object to it because they say it essentially constitutes a redivision of Jerusalem.

In light of the recent wave of terror attacks in the capital, however, there is now renewed interest in the plan, and NSC Chairman Major General Uzi Dayan will, therefore, formally present it today to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

The plan, which was drafted jointly by Dayan and Jerusalem Police Chief Mickey Levy, calls for the construction of a wall along 11 kilometers of the seam line between East and West Jerusalem, the setting up of roadblocks between the eastern and western parts of the city, the installation of video cameras along the seam line, the establishment of five Border Police companies that would patrol the seam line, and the introduction of additional identification technologies such as thermal sensors and night-vision equipment. "