Another bus bombed

The casualty toll from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade's latest bus bombing in Jerusalem: 7 dead and 62 wounded.

This should have absolutely no effect whatsoever on the ICJ's hearing on the Israeli security barrier, considering that this fair, unbiased, impartial court is refusing to hear from Israeli terror victims' families, because they "do not represent a country". They will, however, hear from relevant parties like South Africa, Cuba, Belize, Algeria, Sudan, the League of Arab States and Organization of the Islamic Conference - and also "Palestine", which last time I checked didn't represent a country, either.

This "hearing" is a farce. Everyone knows it's a farce. But when they inevitably hand down a decision demanding Israel tear down the wall, we'll be inundated with newspaper columns, Reuters wire stories and NGO Press Releases deeming the fence "illegal under international law".

I'm looking forward to it as much as you are.

Posted by damian at February 22, 2004 11:10 AM