Has the partially completed anti-terrorist fence succeeded in reducing the number of terrorist attacks?
Data reveals a clear correlation between the construction of the fence and a drop in the number of terrorist attacks from those areas adjacent to the parts of the fence that have been completed. In the early stages of the building, statistical data indicated a 30% drop in the number of terrorist attacks that took place in 2003 compared to 2002. Similarly, there has been a 50% decrease in the number of victims murdered by terrorists in 2003 compared to the previous year. There were 17 suicide bomber attacks inside Israel that emanated from the northern part (Samaria) of the West Bank during the months April-December 2002. In contrast, since construction began on the anti-terrorist fence, throughout all of 2003 only 5 suicide bomber attacks emanated from the same area. From that area where construction of the anti-terrorist fence had not yet begun, namely the southern part (Judea) of the West Bank, no decrease in the number of terrorist attacks was noted. As More of the fence has been co
