UN Call for Israel to Tear Down Apartheid Wall

Richard Falk, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, called on Israeli leaders cease construction of the 7-year old Apartheid Wall in the West Bank. He requested that Israelis tear down the wall because it is illegal under international law.

"Tear down that wall, Mr. Netanyahu," said Falk on Thursday addressing the Israeli prime minister.

"There will be no peace between these two peoples until Israel shows respect for Palestinian rights under international law," added Falk. "And a good place to start would be with the wall."

In response to Falk, the Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement claiming that the ICJ's "attack" was a result of "a politically-motivated maneuver."

"Israel cannot accept this politicization of the Court... If there were no terrorism, there would be no fence," said the statement. "Israel calls on the international community not to lend its hand to the ongoing Palestinian attempts to use international forums to avoid fulfilling their own commitment to fight terrorism."

In 2002, the Israeli Zionist regime began building the barrier in the West Bank village of Ni'lin, cutting off a vast expanses of Palestinian land under the pretext of "protecting" Israeli settlers from "terrorist attacks" from Palestinian resistance movements.

In comparison, the Berlin wall was only 155 kilometers in length versus the Apartheid Wall's 723-kilometer (449-mile) length.