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the wall is causing, I believe will produce the negative results that Mr. Ayalon talks about.If they had built the wall on Israeli land...that would be a very different story.

Some things can have some short term effectiveness. But in the long run be counterproductive which is major part of the point Mr. Ayalon is making. So we have the former Director of Shin Bet arguing that only a political solution and economic viability will bring an end to terror.

Some things can have some effectiveness, but still be wrong. I have no doubt whatsoever that strict Sharia law in Saudi Arabia keeps street crime to a minimum. One can stand on the street corner in Al Khobar and count one hundred dollar bills in broad daylight without the slightest worry. But they don't even claim to be a liberal democracy. A liberal democracy does not practices such harsh punishments or engage in torture.