Last week, Madam President, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel's decades long occupation of the west bank violates international law and amounts to annexation. The court called on Israel to cease new settlement activity, which is also the policy of the United States and a call on it to end the occupation. Madam President, as often happens, people's attention fades or shifts to other priorities close to home. That's understandable. (05:30–05:42)
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Asserts that the ICJ and U.S. policy call for Israel to cease new settlement activity.
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