The Court and the Fence

Caroline Glick has an excellent article on the ridiculous decision by the Supreme Court of Israel on the separation fence.

The Supreme Court made it clear that it places higher value on the convenience of Palestinians and on the wellbeing of their olive trees than it does on Jewish lives. As it stated in its judgment, "the state must find an alternative [route for the fence] that may give less security but would harm the local population less." Such views arise from two sources: the first, Soviet-inspired, is that Arab hostility to Israel is a reaction to Israeli "crimes." Second is the historical ambivalence of Jews to the notion that we have a right to protect ourselves and assert our rights as a nation.

It is the height of absurdity that Israelis are put in danger because the fence might inconvenience some Palestinians. It seems that the Supreme Court still does not recognize that there is a war going on. So in effect, the Court is saying that Israel shouldn't inconvenience the people who are waging war on her. What would it take for the Court to allow this inconvenience? How many have to be killed before the Court realizes that the Palestinians are waging a war against Israel?