(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - Israel will inform the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague that it rejects its jurisdiction to deliberate on the building of the separation fence, senior political sources in Jerusalem said Sunday. Nevertheless, Israel's statement to the ICJ will present substantial arguments to justify the security need for the fence. The ICJ hearing on the fence will be on February 23, and it has called for arguments in writing by January 30. Israel's political leadership thinks the court will rule against Israel. A special team of jurists has been set up to formulate Israel's statement to the ICJ, coordinated by former ambassador Meir Rosen. International jurist Prof. Daniel Bethlehem of Cambridge University will represent Israel at the ICJ in The Hague.
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