(AP/Jerusalem Post) Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he was confident Israel could fend off Palestinian attempts to get the UN to impose sanctions in the wake of the ICJ's ruling against the security fence. Only the Security Council can order the fence to be torn down and recommend sanctions if Israel fails to comply. The U.S. has vetoed such measures in the past. The ruling "will probably harden Palestinian positions, for a while at least, and not allow a future leadership to be more amenable to a compromise," he said.
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