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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/478049.html
EU Opposed to More UN Talks on Fence
(Ha'aretz) Shlomo Shamir - Senior diplomats of major EU countries have made it clear to PLO representative Nasser al-Kidwa that they oppose his plans to raise the issue of Israel's separation fence at the 59th UN General Assembly, which opened Tuesday. Reliable sources in New York said Tuesday that Arab diplomats at the UN also expressed in private conversations their opposition to the resumption of the discussion on the separation fence. "We are not interested to continue dealing with the issue of the separation fence within the parameters of the UN," one EU diplomat said. "The opinion on the fence given by the International Court of Justice in The Hague is advisory and does not require that deliberations on the issue continue in the General Assembly." Arab diplomats argue that the Palestinians should not endanger their diplomatic achievements by pressing the issue beyond its usefulness. The PLO was planning to propose a resolution that will threaten Israel with sanctions if it continues to ignore the ruling of the ICJ.