A tale of two walls ~ By Joseph Farah

Commentary from WorldNetDaily

By Joseph Farah Posted: December 14, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Egypt is building a huge metal wall along its border with the Gaza Strip to cut down on smuggling and penetration by terrorists. When it is finished in 18 months, the super-strength steel wall that cannot be cut or melted will be about seven miles long and extend 60 feet below the ground to inhibit tunnel-digging. It is said to be impenetrable – however, no one doubts that smugglers and terrorists won't try to burrow beneath it. But it is a deterrent – a big deterrent. Interestingly, I have heard not one word of protest from the international community about this wall. Contrast this mute non-reaction to the tales of woe sung when the Israelis built similar security fences to protect its civilians from terrorist attacks from Palestinian Authority territories. That fence, now proven overwhelmingly effective in cutting down terrorist violence, was roundly and bitterly condemned and protested – with comparisons to the Berlin Wall and even Nazi concentration camps. That wall was protested by the major powers in Europe and the U.S. government. It was also protested personally by Barack Obama. What about this new wall Egypt is building for ostensibly the same reasons? Not a word of protest in the U.S. In fact, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is helping Egypt build it. Can anyone explain this dichotomy to me? The only difference I can see between the two projects is that one was built to protect Jewish civilians in Israel and the other is being built to protect Arab civilians in Egypt. Am I missing something? I want to go on record as supporting both walls. I'm all for walls to keep bad guys out. I'm opposed to walls built to keep citizens from escaping tyranny. It's just that simple. While we're on the subject of walls and their effectiveness against smuggling and terrorists, what about the U.S. border with Mexico? READ FULL STORY >