Israel to ignore UN resolution on security fence
Israel said Wednesday it will continue to build its West Bank security wall, despite a UN resolution demanding it comply with a recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion recommending that the barrier be torn down. The Although the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt the resolution, like the ICJ ruling, is not legally binding. Former Israeli ambassador to the UN Dore Gold called the UN resolution "fundamentally unbalanced and destabilizing because it calls on Israel to remove the shield protecting it without doing anything about the sword of Palestinian terrorism that remains drawn." [
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