White House Dismisses UN Ruling on West Bank Barrier

The Bush administration is dismissing a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Israel's West Bank barrier. The resolution supports a ruling by the International Court of Justice, which declares the construction of that barrier illegal and says it should be dismantled. White House spokesman Scott McClellan says the non-binding U.N. resolution is one-sided and fails to recognize the need to solve the dispute politically. "We don't believe that the U.N. resolution is the appropriate way to go," he said. "[more]