US Congress slams 'misuse' of ICJ

[drdon326]

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution 361-45 deploring the UN General Assembly's "misuse" of the International Court of Justice at The Hague, which last week advised Israel to tear down its security fence after the UN body referred the question of the barrier's legality to the court.

House Resolution 713, introduced by Reps. Mike Pence (R-Indiana), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida), and Shelley Berkley (D-Nevada) said the ICJ court's ruling "seeks to infringe upon Israel's right to self-defense." It also condemned the Palestinian leadership for failing to engage in a sustained fight against terrorism.

"By condemning the ruling of the International Court of Justice, Congress has given voice to the compassion and commitment that the American people feel toward our precious ally Israel," Pence said.

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) said while the ICJ's decision "is a non-binding opinion, the unfortunate truth is that it will be used by those who seek to undermine the State of Israel, as well as those who seek her destruction."

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1089861306316

[neverborn]

1. Wonder who those brave 45 were

Is JPost an LBN-worthy source? Why are we getting news about our House of Reps from the JERUSALEM POST?

[Judi Lynn]

3. Yep, the good old Jerusalem Post, owned by the recently

exposed Conrad Black, who employs Richard Perle as one of his columnists, along with his own wife.

I doubt they're biased, don't you? :eyes:

[tlcandie]

2. Precious, my precious.....

Snipped from the original linked article...bold-face type mine for emphasis...

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"By condemning the ruling of the International Court of Justice, Congress has given voice to the compassion and commitment that the American people feel toward our precious ally Israel," Pence said.
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[RC]

4. Dup

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x688838