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Wall-FenceIsrael and Palestine
Is it an apartheid wall as the Palestinians believe ... or a security fence as Israel maintains ... or a new border? is it all of the above? Why is it critical to call it a fence and not a wall?
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
U.N. Demands Israel Tear Down Barrier: 150-6 vote, Israel, US, and 4 others vote against
Excite News: "U.N. Demands Israel Tear Down Barrier | Jul 20, 10:08 PM (ET) | By EDITH M. LEDERER
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution Tuesday demanding that Israel comply with a world court decision and tear down the barrier it is building to seal off the West Bank. A defiant Israel vowed to continue construction.
The 150-6 vote was opposed by Israel and the United States, which argued that the resolution was unbalanced. Ten countries abstained. The four other countries that opposed the resolution were Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau.
The assembly's vote, like the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, is not legally binding. But both have symbolic value as international statements of condemnation of the barrier.
Only the Security Council can order the barrier to be torn down or impose sanctions, and the United States - Israel's closest ally - would almost certainly use its veto power to block any such resolution. ...
Excite News: "U.N. Demands Israel Tear Down Barrier | Jul 20, 10:08 PM (ET) | By EDITH M. LEDERER
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution Tuesday demanding that Israel comply with a world court decision and tear down the barrier it is building to seal off the West Bank. A defiant Israel vowed to continue construction.
The 150-6 vote was opposed by Israel and the United States, which argued that the resolution was unbalanced. Ten countries abstained. The four other countries that opposed the resolution were Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau.
The assembly's vote, like the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, is not legally binding. But both have symbolic value as international statements of condemnation of the barrier.
Only the Security Council can order the barrier to be torn down or impose sanctions, and the United States - Israel's closest ally - would almost certainly use its veto power to block any such resolution. ...
