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Article: Israel to Cooperate with World Court Over Security Barrier.
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- Israel Faxx
- Article date:
- December 10, 2003
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By Sonja Pace (VOA-Jerusalem)
Israel said it would cooperate with the International Court of Justice, popularly known as the World Court, despite its opposition to the court's expected investigation into the construction of Israel's security barrier. The reaction follows a vote in the U.N. General Assembly Monday asking the court to look into the legality of the security barrier.
Israeli officials condemned Monday's General Assembly vote as cynical manipulation, and an attempt to politicize the International Court of Justice.
But Ranaan Gissin, spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the government would cooperate, if the Court decides ...