(Toronto Globe and Mail) Editorial - Israel has long been the UN's favorite 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. The World Court's ruling was breathtakingly one-sided - all but ignoring the purpose for which the barrier was built: to stop Palestinian terrorist attacks inside Israel. 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 Arafat for fomenting it.
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