Popmartijn said:
But why not build the fence on your own land?
It's said that the fence is built also in west bank territories because of varies security reasons, but I agree that the argument you've mentioned can't be ignored. The rout of the fence is a huge problem and causes great damage to Palestinians every-day life. Israel's high court, btw, has ruled against a certain part of it ? the explanation was of an un-proportional measurement between the need for security and the amount of damage it causes to Palestinians human rights.
What bothers me the most about The Hague court ruling is that it's indeed one-sided. Only one clause regarding the Palestinian terror is mentioned, and that's within a verdict that almost has a length of the latest Harry Potter book.
To me, the court in The Hague loses a lot of its credibility after this one, and not at all for the mere ruling ?against? my country. It seems a bit odd that the judges voted exactly according to their countries standing on the issue (with everyone but the American judge ruling against the fence). It supposes to be a sort of a high court ? not the UN.
And another thing, and sorry for my English if this is not put out the way I intend to. The world court in The Hague is not there for bypassing a country's own court ruling and legal system (and that's not just an opinion). Israel's high court has ruled against parts of the fence's rout the other week. The problem is that the ruling came after the court in The Hague has sealed its own verdict (though before it was published). The court in The Hague ruled against the entire fence, Israel's high court ruled against a specific rout of it (a part which had a petition against it) for damaging un-proportionally the Palestinians human rights. But unlike the court in The Hague it doesn't say that Israel doesn't have the right to built it and that the fence is political-the high court in Israel ruled that the fence was built not as a "land grab" but solely for security reasons.
Personally, my instincts and conscience cause me to feel sick when people has their human rights thrown to the dumpster. The rout should be changed when causes this amount of damage. But I don't agree that it's a land grab. When a peace agreement will be signed one day there will be no logistical problem to remove the fence. Fact is - since the building of the fence started, the amount of terror attacks inside Israel has dropped dramatically.
Though not entirely. Just this morning a bomb exploded near a bus station where my buss passes every day. One woman was killed, 20 people injured. Lucky for me, I'm working after-noon shift today and not morning.