Since Israel began building a security fence to protect its citizens from terrorists based in the West Bank, Palestinians have labelled the project an “apartheid wall.” According to the Electronic Intifada, a popular Web site for pro-Palestinian activists, this is because the fence is “a colonial project that embodies within it the long-term policy of occupation, discrimination and expulsion.” The Post argues that our description of Israel’s Wall as “a colonial project” was “nonsensical” and that Israel is building the Wall “to protect its citizens from terrorists based in the West Bank”. Read more about Another reason to build the fence: Separating Israel from the West Bank will help prevent attacks such as yesterday's bus bombing