(Philadelphia Inquirer) Frida Ghitis - Few doubted that the World Court would rule against Israel in the case of the West Bank barrier. That's because the UN has grown over the years into a battering ram with which to pound Israel. Most democratic nations did not want the UN's judicial arm to take on the highly politically charged case, but an anti-Israel bloc has grown inside the UN General Assembly, fusing the agendas of the Arab League, Muslim nations, and so-called nonaligned countries. The result is that when the name of Israel emerges for discussion, the outcome is preordained and often a travesty. This, of course, hurts Israel. But it also corrodes the credibility and moral standing of an institution that was supposed to stand for humankind's highest aspirations.
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