The highest U.N. court, issued a sweeping condemnation of Israel's occupation policies Friday, siding with the Palestinians in declaring that Israel must tear down the 425-mile-long security barrier it is building in the West Bank. In a sharply worded advisory opinion - far harsher than Israel expected - the International Court of Justice said Israel should compensate Palestinians harmed by the structure and return property confiscated for its construction. [more] Pictured above: A Palestinian boy rides his bicycle next to cement blocks to be used in the construction of a section of Israel's separation barrier in the town of A-Ram, in the outskirts of Jerusalem. AP photo.