Palestinians have poured into the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing through holes blown along the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports from Gaza, where, due to the border breach, she is joined by Amr el-Kahky, Al Jazeera’s Cairo correspondent.
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Undocumented immigrants in the US have often been accused of stealing jobs from citizens, and the current economic downturn has only worsened the blame game.
A second barrier along the San Diego stretch of the US-Mexico border literally widens the distance between immigrants and their families already forced apart by circumstances.
Gabriel Elizondo reports from the Mexican border town of Tijuana.
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Israel’s government has approved plans for the construction of a barrier along its border with Egypt in a bid to stop illegal entry, particularly by militants.
The latest Israeli move could divert some of the attention caused by the Egyptian plan to build a wall. Israel believes this is the best option to protect its borders with Egypt. The other option would be to amend the EgyptianIsraeli peace treaty to allow for more Egyptian border troops to be deployed.
Can fences and walls provide the security a nation seeks and where does it leave genuine asylum seekers from Africa?
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Israel has approved plans to erect a wall along part of its southern border with Egypt, a project that will cost at least $270 million dollars.
Benyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said in a statement on Sunday that the wall is a “strategic decision to ensure the Jewish and democratic character of the state of Israel.”
However, Palestinians believe the new barrier is another example of Israeli land grab.
Israeli police estimate that 100 to 200 people infiltrate Israeli’s 210-kilometer southern border every week while a large majority of those are refugees from northern Africa illegaly crossing the border.
Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports from Jerusalem.
Jan 11, 2010
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