http://www.torontostar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1077750607854&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795<So convoluted is Canada's position on the Israeli security barrier that it is no longer logical. Ottawa condemns the wall, yet objects to the International Court of Justice considering Palestinian objections that echo Ottawa's.>
<On Oct. 21, Canada voted with the majority in the General Assembly in calling on Israel to cease construction and undo the sections of the barrier built beyond the Green Line that marks the 1967 boundary between Israel and the West Bank.>
<Speaking to the motion, Canada again questioned the legality of "this extensive barrier" and said, "a unilateral re-partition of land through the establishment of this barrier will not lead to lasting peace.">
<But Canada abstained, saying, "the conflict needs to be resolved through negotiation." Going to court may not be "a useful step at this time in this highly charged environment.">