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The terrorist outrage in Beslan forged a greater solidarity between Russia and Israel but did not erase fundamental policy differences, Israeli diplomatic officials made clear Monday following the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said he told Lavrov that Israel now expects Russia not to support a Palestinian resolution at the United Nations on the fence issue later this month, which calls for sanctions against Israel. Russia voted against Israel on this issue when it was brought to the General Assembly in July. In their 90-minute meeting in Jerusalem, Shalom pointed out that in the...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing on the Security Fence, to be held from 23 to 25 February 2004 in the Hague, will be broadcast live and in full on the Court's official website (www.icj-cij.org). "The Court has decided to provide video coverage of its hearings on the Internet in response to the exceptional interest in this case shown by the general public, civil society and the media worldwide, and in view of the Court's very limited seating space for members of the public and journalists at the Peace Palace in The Hague," the court's press release said Thursday....

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