Sunday, July 11, 2004
Alan Dershowitz on the ICJ ruling:
JPost: Israel follows its own law, not bigoted Hague decision
The Supreme Court of Israel recognized the unquestionable reality that the security fence has saved numerous lives and promises to save more, but it also recognized that this benefit must be weighed against the material disadvantages to West Bank Palestinians. The International Court, on the other hand, discounted the saving of lives and focused only on the Palestinian interests. By showing its preference for Palestinian property rights over the lives of Jews, the International Court displayed its bigotry...
Read it all. The editors tell us:
This link comes via Honest Reporting's report on the ruling, which has a number of worthwhile links, including one to this lengthy treatment by Laurence E. Rothenberg and Abraham Bell, written back in February.
Of course, the AP, as published in the Boston Globe, has taken to quoting terrorist leaders for reaction, without, of course, mentioning the fact. Just another Arab leader, don't you know: