RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinian Cabinet decided yesterday to launch an international campaign against Israels continued construction of a security barrier around the West Bank.
The Palestinian Cabinet decided to make an international campaign against the wall in order to push Israel to stop building it, Information Minister Nabil Amr said.
The barrier, which Israel refers to as a security fence and the Palestinians call a wall, has become one of the main bones of contention in the ongoing negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians and was last week criticized by US President George W. Bush.
read more...Seems to be having
some effect. The question is whether this is posturing or a bit of a showdown in the offing. Could be interesting...