July 14, 2004
Embassy of Israel Briefing

The International Court of Justice was asked to address the question of Israel's security fence as a result of a politically-motivated maneuver, which Israel and over thirty leading democracies did not support. Israel cannot accept this politicization of the Court.

Click HERE to read Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's op-ed printed in the July 13, 2004 edition of The New York Times. Mr. Netanyahu enumerates some of the fundamental issues involved in rejecting the ICJ advisory opinion.

Moshe Fox
Minister for Public Affairs
Embassy of Israel, Washington, DC