The U.N. General Assembly on Monday delayed a
vote on a resolution urging compliance with a world court ruling that
Israel's security barrier in the West Bank was illegal and should be
torn down. The Palestinians had sought a vote in the 191-member
assembly urging Israel to obey the July 9 court opinion, but European
Union states sought to include mention of the Middle East peace process
in the resolution, a European diplomat said. [more] Pictured above:
Palestinians look from behind a section of the barrier made of cement
blocks, built by Israel to separate the outskirts of Jerusalem from the
West Bank in the village of Abu Dis, dividing the town in two, earlier
this year. [more]
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