ARABS-UN - Sep 24 - Israeli Wall To Grab Land.

In a report to the UN General Assembly in New York, South African law professor charged with monitoring the Palestinian territories by the Geneva-based UNCHR John Duggard, says Israel is building its wall on West Bank land not to keep out bombers but to grab the land and put pressure on Palestinians to move away. He said: "There is no compelling evidence that bombers could not have been as effectively prevented from entering Israel if the wall had been built along the Green Line - the accepted border between Israel and Palestine - or within the Israeli side of the Green Line. The course of the wall clearly indicates that its purpose is to incorporate as many settlers as possible into Israel. This is borne out by the fact that some 80 percent of settlers in the West Bank will be included on the Israeli side of the wall". (Palestinians have portrayed the wall as a land grab aimed at dashing their hopes for statehood).