An unusual unsigned
commentary at the Globe & Mail.
Israel has long been the United Nations' favourite punching bag. About a quarter of the denunciations issued by the UN Commission on Human Rights focus on Israel. In the UN General Assembly, each year sees a ritual lineup of resolutions condemning Israel for oppressing the Palestinian people and standing in the way of peace. So it came as no surprise, particularly to Israelis, when the assembly voted 150-6 on Tuesday to demand that Israel comply with an order of the International Court of Justice and pull down its security barrier in the West Bank. Even so, this was an unusually vivid example of the UN's bias.
I am amazed that they recognize the fence as self defense:
The court took it up anyway and delivered a verdict that was breathtakingly one-sided. While condemning the growing system of fences, walls and trenches for impeding Palestinian mobility and effectively annexing Palestinian land, it all but ignored the purpose for which the barrier was built: to stop Palestinian terrorist attacks inside Israel.
And the article ends with this:
If the General Assembly really wanted to advance the cause of peace, it would not be condemning Israel for responding to terrorism. It would be condemning Mr. Arafat for fomenting it.
