UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The United Nations said Friday Israel is ignoring its call to halt construction of a security barrier in the occupied Palestinian territory.
The non-binding measure passed last month at the tenth emergency special session of the 191-member body demanded "Israel stop and reverse the construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, which is in departure of the Armistice Line of 1949 and is in contradiction to relevant provisions of international law."
In the first report requested by the resolution, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, "Israel has not complied with that demand. It has not stopped or reversed the ongoing construction of the barrier."
He said this was demonstrated by "ongoing construction ... along the north-east boundary of the West Bank and east of Jerusalem ... leveling of land for a section" in the same area, "ongoing issuance of land requisition orders (and) release of the first official map showing the planned route of the barrier and declaration of intent to complete it by 2005."
