MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Andrei...

The cement barrier, which will have advanced surveillance equipment, including radars, is similar to the one Israel built last decade on the West Bank. It will run around the Gaza Strip and near Eilat, a resort city on the Red Sea.

The prime minister"s idea for a new wall on the border with Egypt is nothing new. Back in 2002, under Prime Minister Ehud Barak and subsequently Ariel Sharon, Israel started building a wall to isolate several Palestinian cities and villages on the West Bank.

The Israeli military later said the wall had not fully resolved the security problem. Only those Palestinians and foreigners who are blacklisted by the Israeli security services are forbidden from crossing the border. Other Arabs, including potential terrorists who have genuine documents, can easily pass through checkpoints into Israel.

"I took the decision to close Israel"s southern border to infiltrators and terrorists," Netanyahu said, adding that he was especially concerned

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