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Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at 12:29PM
The General Assembly approved a resolution
overwhelmingly on Tuesday evening demanding that Israel obey a World
Court ruling that it abandon and dismantle its separation barrier on
the West Bank and pay compensation to Palestinians affected by its
construction. The vote was 150 in favor and 6 against - including the
United States - with 10 abstentions. [more] Pictured below:
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]