The International Court of Justice is expected to rule Friday on whether Israel's barrier violates international law -- a ruling that Israeli officials have already said they will not recognize.

Israel says the West Bank barrier is an effort to halt terrorist attacks by Palestinians. In some areas, the barrier is a fence; in others, it takes the form of a concrete wall.

But Palestinians say the barrier is a land grab.

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/...ier/index.html


-Demosthenes

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This is the Israeli's going too far. While everyone acknowledges their right to protect themselves, they do not have the right to block off Palestinians from medical facilities, their jobs and they cannot put them in a cage. The existence of this wall just ensures that peace will not be achieved between these people. This sort of action from the Israelis forces Palestinians to take dratic masures against them. What other options are they left with? In many cases this wall cuts off Palestinians off from their own settlements. The fact that they are going to snub the Int't court shows that Israel feels they can do whatever they want as long as they are backed by the US.

-Demosthenes

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"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

It doesn't matter what the Hague will rule. At least Israel's High Court ordered the wall be rerouted, but it also approved the wall concept in general.

Of the quartet, only the US has enough leverage to force Israel to stop the project, but we all know that's not going to happen.

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tell me why, should they do that.

Palenstinians seem to always get the pass.

that my friends is crap

The last thing Israel wants is more disgruntled Muslims within it's borders. Israel won't be embarking on any new territorial claims. So we're safe from that scenario.
A wall? The best way to defend yourself is a wall? Why don't all sovereign nations then build huge walls between their nations instead? Especially a wall which goes through territory, the nature of which, is highly controversial.

The Palestinian claim about this wall is also correct, any land left within the Israeli part of the wall will be hard to handover to Palestine when, and if, a peace is ever reached. It is effectively a land grab, whatever the Israelis claim.

B/c it is against International Law to cage in human beings. Walls solve nothing, all they do is prevent peace from happening. Look at Berlin. Thismove just shows the Israelis have no intentions of making peace with the palestinians. If I were a palestinian I would probably fight too. Wouldn't you?

-Demosthenes

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"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

I do, I mean I may be ignorant, but I'd rather put a wall up to protect myself then risk killing innocents or even allow terrorists to come into my borders.

I'm sorry that I can't appreciate tearing down a wall that has helped caused suicide bombings to stop

And the drastic measures taken by the Palestinians before the wall was erected was a result of what? I don't agree with the wall either but to say the wall will cause drastic measures seems odd since drastic measure already have been taken. (Sheesh, did that make sense?)

But the bombings still continue. The only difference now is that the walls have essentially cut off Palestinian settlements from Palestinians and they were kicked out of their own homes. Turning Palestinian land into Israeli land. Now they don't have access to hospitals, their jobs and many other services.

-Demosthenes

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"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower