Ring O' Steel

You gotta wonder....

Would this make Israel a protected fortress?

Or a prison?

Palestinian incursions into Israel across its Sinai Desert border with Egypt have led to a plan for a £200 million security fence.

Ariel Sharon, the prime minister, angered by his army's failure to stop the raids, has ordered his cabinet to consider the plan urgently. If it goes ahead, it will seal off the last big gap in Israel's perimeter, effectively surrounding the country with a ring of steel.