UN votes 90-8 to ask Hague court for opinion on fence

[Scurrilous]

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/369633.html

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"The United Nations General Assembly approved on
Monday a Palestinian-initiated resolution asking
the International Court of Justice to issue an
advisory opinion on the legal consequences of
Israel's construction of the separation fence.
Ninety nations voted in favor of the draft, eight
opposed and 74 countries abstained.

Israel condemned the
resolution. Ra'anan Gissin,
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's
spokesperson, said, "This is
an attempt... to delegitimize
the right of the Jewish
people to have a Jewish state
that they can defend."

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"Israel's ambassador to the UN Daniel Gillerman
said the fence will contribute to negotiations
by causing a decrease in the amount of soldiers
assigned to the West Bank, Israel Radio
reported.

Gillerman also blamed Palestinian Authority
Chairman Yasser Arafat for creating the
situation that led Israel to consider it
necessary to establish what he called the
"Arafat fence."

"This is the fence that Arafat built," said
Gillerman. "His terrorism initiated it and made
its construction inevitable. If there were no
Arafat, there would be no need for a fence."


The "Arafat fence?" I thought it was a "Peace fence."

[bluesoul]

1. "Peace" fence, now "Arafat" fence

Oh my, the spin is on the loose :crazy:

[bemildred]

2. Yeah, I read "moral victory" somewhere too.

Because of all the abstentions.

[tinnypriv]

3. Check out the atrocious (inherently anti-semitic) question asked:

"What are the legal consequences arising from the construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, as described in the report of the Secretary-General, considering the rules and principles of international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, and relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions?"

Can't believe anybody would dare to ask such a loaded question.

Clearly the answer will be based on heritical principles such as 'international law' (scoff), 'Security Council Resolutions' (guffaw), so-called 'Geneva Conventions' enacted to criminalise the crimes of the Nazis (chuckle), and even the mandated responsiblities of 'Occupying Powers'! Outrageous!

Never again etc. :crazy: