Myths & Facts
Chapter 7: Borders & Boundaries
By: Mitchell G. Bard
Myths & Facts
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Israel has been an expansionist state since its creation.
Israel seized the Golan Heights and illegally annexed the area.
The Golan has no strategic significance for Israel.
Israel can withdraw from the West Bank as easily as from Sinai.
Defensible borders are unrealistic in an era of ballistic missiles.
Israel ‘occupies’ the West Bank.
Israel’s security fence is meant to create a Palestinian ghetto.
Israel is the only country that has a fence to secure its borders.
The security fence should be built along the pre-1967 border.
Israel’s security fence is comparable to the Berlin Wall.