<p>February 28, 2004 -- The absurdity of the International Court of Justice's three-day hearing this past week in The Hague on the legality of Israel's security fence was summed up succinctly by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "It is not the killers and their dispatchers who are put on trial - it is the victims." That reversal speaks volumes as to why genuine peace in the Middle East remains elusive.</p>