Israel dismissed a U.N. General Assembly resolution demanding it halt construction of its West Bank security barrier. “The fence will go up and we will keep taking care of Israel’s security,” Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Israel Radio on Wednesday, hours after the passage of the resolution, which is not legally binding.
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