Israel to construct electronic fence

SALEM JUNCTION, Israel - Israeli bulldozers flattened ground today for an electronic fence that is planned to eventually run the entire length of the West Bank - a disputed project aimed at protecting Israelis from Palestinian suicide bombers. Those backing the barrier say it does not, in any way, stake out a final border between the Israelis and Palestinians. Palestinian and right-wing Israeli politicians strongly oppose the fence. Palestinians say the fence will take West Bank land they want for a state. Right-wing Israelis oppose the fence because many of the 200,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank will be left on the Palestinian side.