[20030801]RS21564_以色列的安全围栏将以色列与巴勒斯坦人分隔开来.pdf

1Israels Central Bureau of Statistics estimates Israels population at the end of 2002 as 1.3million Arabs and 5.4 million Jews. Israeli Arabs are full citizens.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21564Updated August 1, 2003Israels Security Fences, Separating Israelfrom the PalestiniansClyde R. MarkSpecialist in Middle East AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryIsraelisbuildingafenceorwall that,ithopes,willpreventterroristinfiltrationintoIsrael from the West Bank Palestinian areas. Many Israelis endorse the fence as a waytostopterrorattacksagainstIsrael. SomeIsraelisopposethefencebecausetheybelieveitwillbecomeapermanentboundarythatwillstopIsraelfromannexingtheWestBank.Other Israelis oppose the fence because they fear that it will become an obstacle tofurther peace negotiations. Most Palestinians oppose the fence because theybelieve itwill define the boundaries of non-contiguous segments of a truncated Palestinian state.This CRS report includes known details on cost, dimensions, and location of Israelsfences, and arguments supporting and opposing the West Bank fence now underconstruc