Given the anticipated complications at the Israeli High Court of Justice and at the International Court at the Hague regarding the fence and its placement;
Given the extraordinarily high cost of the fence and its uncertain cost effectiveness, and considering the numerous statements made by the Chief of Staff, indicating the better use to which this money could be put, providing a higher level of security for all the citizens of Israel;
Given the alternate uses to which this money could be put, by investing both in more effective deterrents against those who practice terror attacks and homicide bombings, and in the sorely needed social programs that are suffering cutbacks in the current social and economic crisis;
Given the suffering endured by Arabs (denounced by "human rights" supporters, interested in protecting the "human rights" solely of Arabs) and by Jews (as demonstrated by the policy of discrimination which establishes two levels of safety and security for Jews, based on place of residence);
Given the lack of true utility of the fence, whereby soldiers cannot use the means at their disposal to deal with "protesters" who endeavor to dismantle it;
Given the undoubtedly future "sacrifices to the fence" among soldiers who will need to patrol and secure the fence in order for it to be functional at all;
Given the ability to circumvent the fence by tunneling under or by shooting over, the effectiveness of the fence will be short-lived, as the enemy develops solutions to outwit its design;
Given the damage to the environment incurred by the fence's construction and maintenance;
Given the unfortunate message of weakness and capitulation that the fence's construction broadcasts to the enemy;
Professors for a Strong Israel strongly advises the Government of Israel to dispense with the fence of the absurd, and to move from the defensive to the offensive.
Dr. Ron Breiman, Chairman of PSI
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