(Jerusalem Post) Janine Zacharia and Tovah Lazaroff - The U.S. will inform the International Court of Justice at The Hague before this Friday's deadline that it opposes its hearings on the legality of Israel's anti-terrorist fence, an administration official said Tuesday. The U.S. has said the court proceedings would "undermine rather than encourage direct negotiations between the parties to resolve...differences." Officials said, "this is the wrong way and the wrong time to proceed on this issue." Elliott Abrams, director for Near East and North African affairs on the White House National Security Council, was instructed Tuesday to inform Israel of Washington's decision.
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