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WALLS OF THE WORD. " The Great Wall of Morocco “, also known as the “Safety Belt ", is 2.720 km long. It was built to protect Morocco from the hostile intentions of the Polisario . South Korea protects itself from North Korea by a “barrier”. a “'barrier'.
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"The Great Wall of Morocco “, also known as the “Safety Belt ", is 2.720 km long. It was built to protect Morocco from the hostile intentions of the Polisario.
South Korea protects itself from North Korea by a “barrier”. a “'barrier'
India built a 3,300 km long wall to mark its separation from nearby Pakistan.
Botswana has built an electrified fence as a barrier between itself and Zimbabwe. According to an official source, “We want to prevent infected farm animals from entering the country ". In actuality, the barrier was erected to prevent refugees from ethnic massacres from entering the country
Saudi Arabia has built a wall with particularly sophisticated security cameras. This wall, which is intended to prevent Yemenite “infiltrators”, will cost half a billion euros. The wall is being built despite the anger of local tribes, who claim that its construction will devastate 7 km of Yemenite territory.
Saudi Arabia has also built an ultramodern barrier wall on 900 km of its common border with Iraq.
Turkey claims a part of the Island of Cyprus, and has reinforced its claim by surrounding this territory by a barrier.
Since 2007, Thailand has been building a physical barrier along the most accessible 75 km of its border with Malaysia. The purpose, according to Bangkok, is to prevent "terrorists" from crossing provinces with a Moslem majority in the south of Thailand.
Pakistan is building a 2,400 km barrier to cut it off from Afghanistan.
Uzbekistan has built a wall along its border with Tajikistan.The United Arab Emirates are building a barrier on their border with Oman.Kuwait is strengthening the 215 km wall along its border with Iraq.
And what about United States of Obama and his speech in Cairo? What is about the Land of Liberties?
A barrier wall between Mexico and the United States has been built to “protect” the United States from Mexicans, who try to cross the border illegally to escape miserable conditions in Mexico.
And Europe ? So quick to condemn others, and yet..........
The Spain of Javier Solana and Moratinos has set up an electrified barrier, guarded by soldiers, in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. This barrier “protects” Spain from Moroccan and sub -Saharian illegal workers, who try to enter Spanish territory to escape famine.
There are also the famous walls of Ireland, where, for more than thirty years, Catholics have been cut off from contact with Protestants. In order to put an end to an endless rain of rocks, Molotov cocktails, grenades and other missils, streets were blocked off and barricaded. Entire districts of Belfast were razed, and their residents expelled. The reaction of the world? Indifference
And yet, the only barrier in the world we dare to call a a “Wall of Shame” is the barrier wallbuilt by the State of Israel. For Israel, however, the barrier wall is serving its purpose. Between 2002 and 2008, the number of victims of “kamikaze” terror attacks on Israeli soil fell from 451 to 7, a reduction of 98.5%.
IS PROTECTION FROM POVERTY-STRICKEN IMMIGRANTS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FROM TERRORISTS ? • I’ll let you answer this question.
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