. . . . . . . "Documentary television programs"@en . . . . "Thomas L. Friedman reporting"@en . "Straddling the fence" . "Straddling the fence"@en . . . . . . . . . "Thomas L. Friedman reporting straddling the fence" . . . . . . . "Thomas Friedman reporting. Straddling the fence"@en . . . "Nonfiction television programs"@en . "Travel to Israel for a look at the causes and potential consequences of a massive new security wall now under construction - a barrier between Israel and Palestine. Ostensibly, the wall is intended to keep suicide bombers out of Israel. But the wall's circuitous route - which seems to go out of its way to include Jewish settlements - smacks of a first step toward formalizing borders for two separate states. But, even as tensions rise in this \"demographic time bomb,\" evidence points to a future that sees Palestinians giving up their pursuit of the West Bank - and fighting instead for a better life." . "Travel to Israel for a look at the causes and potential consequences of a massive new security wall now under construction - a barrier between Israel and Palestine. Ostensibly, the wall is intended to keep suicide bombers out of Israel. But the wall's circuitous route - which seems to go out of its way to include Jewish settlements - smacks of a first step toward formalizing borders for two separate states. But, even as tensions rise in this \"demographic time bomb,\" evidence points to a future that sees Palestinians giving up their pursuit of the West Bank - and fighting instead for a better life."@en . "Friedman travels to Israel for a look at the causes and potential consequences of a massive new security wall now under construction - a barrier between Israel and Palestine. Ostensibly, the wall is intended to keep suicide bombers out of Israel. But the wall's circuitous route - which seems to go out of its way to include Jewish settlements - smacks of a first step toward formalizing borders for two separate states. But, even as tensions rise in this \"demographic time bomb,\" evidence points to a future that sees Palestinians giving up their pursuit of the West Bank - and fighting instead for a better life."@en . . . "Straddling the fence Thomas L. Friedman reporting"@en . "Discovery Communications, Inc." . . "Middle East" . . "Politics and government." . . "Israel" . . "Since 1993" . . . .