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At the risk of repeating myself, Israel should cut off entry of Arab non residents to Israel proper. And it should be about building a wall to do it. It should do it unilaterally. And it should solicit contributions in the US and elsewhere to do it. It is the only humane course. The current policy will fail, and if the chronic slaughter of Israelis continues, the economy will weaken, and emigration will increase, and Israel's future will be threatened. It must seize the moment, and the moral high ground. It must announce to the world that it is doing the one thing, the only thing, that is reasonably calculated to end the slaughter, and demand, if anyone has a more reasonable plan, they had better step up in a hurry.

I am in my hubris quite confident that this is the only prudent policy for Israel to pursue, both from a security and from a PR standpoint.

Israel has a wall on the border with Lebanon, but that did not stop Hezbollah from sending 2 gunmen who climbed over the fence and proceeded to kill 6 Israeli civilians the other week. Israel's border with West Bank is much less defensible due to its length and shape.

It will reduce the number of deadly attacks on Israeli civilians, but it won't prevent many. Besides, walls can't stop incoming Katyusha's or mortars that Pallies will be firing into Israel. The conflict will continue until one of the sides is completely defeated.

At the risk of repeating myself... I greatly appreciate you ability to take risks. Perhaps, you could also take one in addressing, in any way you choose, at least some points I made in my post.

And one of these points was the difference that exists between leadership and hectoring. To see the meaning of the latter, retain the first words of every sentence --- this explicates the structure of your post --- and to obtain:

Israel should… And it should…It should…And it should… It is the only… It must… It must… the only thing…better step up in a hurry.

As for the former, that is, leadership, it is constrained by the reality of things, the very reality that you choose not to see because it will deprive you of the armchair-general position that you appear to occupy so comfortably.

Well, I guess I just took a risk similar in magnitude to yours --- I repeated myself. Since you prefer only one-way communications and hectoring, whereas I tend to like a discussion, I shall take another risk and end this discourse for now.

I do hope you will not take it as offense. Have a good Easter Holiday.