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Considering penalty for fence Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/08182003/world/45482.htm http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/08182003/world/45482.htm Israel begins to fence borders By Neil Bar-Or Associated Press JERUSALEM - A U.S. congressional delegation met Israeli leaders Sunday and discussed a security barrier that Israel is building in the West Bank. The six-member delegation led by Sen. John McCain held closed talks with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and other officials. The U.S. delegation also included Sens. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican; Maria Cantwell, a Washington state Democrat; John Sununu, a New Hampshire Republican; Kay Bailey Hutchinson, a Texas Republican; and U.S. Rep. Harold Ford, a Tennessee Democrat. After talks with Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, McCain (R-Arizona) said that "many in Congress feel the fence is an important contributor to preventing acts of terror." U.S. President George W. Bush has called the planned 370-mile barrier a "problem" because its proposed route would cut deep into parts of the West Bank to encompass several Jewish settlements. U.S. officials are considering reducing loan guarantees to Israel as a penalty, but Israel says the barrier is needed to prevent militants from slipping through. McCain said "there should be no linkage of the route" to some $9 billion in loan guarantees. He said he was "confident that the exact route of the fence can be agreed upon ... but the final decision will be made by Israel, which is supported by most of Congress." Made of fences, walls, trenches and razor wire, the barrier is criticized by Palestinians as a new restriction on their lives and an Israeli attempt to grab land. The barrier is about one-fourth completed, and Israelis are continuing discussions on the final route. They are to fly over the West Bank barrier by helicopter Monday, then meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and security chief Mohammed Dahlan. McCain said Israel is "going the extra mile" by agreeing to hand over two West Bank towns to Palestinian control this week. But some Palestinians say the troop pullback is meaningless so long as Israeli military roadblocks remain.

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