The International Court of Justice ruled against Israel's security fence in a slipshod opinion that should serve to bring discredit on "international justice.".(Brief Article) From: National Review | Date: August 9, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

* The International Court of Justice ruled against Israel's security fence in a slipshod opinion that should serve to bring discredit on "international justice." The opinion's discussion of history is remarkable: "The Arab population of Palestine and the Arab States rejected [the 1947 U.N. Partition Resolution], contending that it was unbalanced." This is an odd way of describing the fundamental rejection by the Arabs of Israel's right to exist. The opinion grants Israel no right o...