Foreign Correspondence

[Amaunet]

The Israeli underwater barrier is running late but is supposedly being built to stop Palestinian fighters after the disengagement plan. Thus it should have been completed by mid-August.

The Israeli navy is building an underwater barrier off the coast of northern Gaza, an Israeli newspaper revealed on Friday.

Israeli officials claim that the goal of the barrier is to stop Palestinian fighters from attacking Israel by sea after the implementation of the disengagement plan.

However, the report said that the barrier isn’t expected to be complete in time for the Gaza withdrawal, set to begin in mind-August.

The Jerusalem Post also quoted Israeli officials as saying that the sea barrier is crucial due to the expected loss of surveillance posts in the planned pullout from the Gaza Strip.
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A sign says the humongous Holy Land base which reportedly has holding facilities for as many as 18,000 protesters or, if you will, terrorists, will be completed on August 31st 2005. meaning to me that they are in a really big hurry.
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The barrier is a little behind but the base might make its due date. Thus the underwater barrier and the base are supposed to be completed around the time of the disengagement.

They must really be expecting a massive upturn in ME violence to accompany the Gaza withdrawal set to begin in mid-August.

-Am