World Court Rules Israel's Barrier Illegal

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Fri Jul-09-04 08:21 AM
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World Court Rules Israel's Barrier Illegal

(Sorry if this should be posted in I/P Affairs ... but this seems like news)

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The World Court will rule on Friday that Israel's West Bank barrier, which has caused hardship for thousands of Palestinians, violates international law and should be torn down, a leaked copy of the ruling showed.

A spokesman for the European Commission said the decision seemed to confirm the European Union's view that the barrier was illegal and urged Israel to remove it from occupied territory.

Israel has said it will disregard the court's non-binding advisory decision, calling its barrier a vital security bulwark against infiltrations by Palestinian suicide bombers.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5630058

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Fri Jul-09-04 08:23 AM
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1. A thread of this topic was just moved

to the Israeli/Palestinian forum. Please discuss there.

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