According to Israeli sources, the United States, in spite of their “public” condemnation of the continued construction of the ‘colonization wall,’ is lobbying against the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) decision to look into the legality of the “Apartheid Wall” scheduled to start on the February 27th, 2004, and is being constructed by Israel on occupied land against international community’s will.

US National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice, told Dov Weisglass, head of Sharon’s office, that Washington will support Israel in challenging the Court’s legitimacy in hearing the case against the Wall and have sent letters to their “allies” worldwide urging them to take similar action. Washington will stand by Sharon’s government to shield and prevent Israel’s occupation policies from being put on trial, regardless of whether such action is fair or just or even serves the interest of peace and humanity.

Rice did intimate to Weisglass Washington’s disappointment in Sharon’s behavior, maintaining that he had ignored repeated letters, urging him to move forward and ease restrictions crippling Palestinian society, in order to create a momentum for peace talks to resume. Nevertheless, Sharon has received yet another invitation to Washington, whereby he intends to present Bush with his “unilateral steps,” designed to ignore all laws and agreements while guaranteeing instability in the region for years to come.

In the past week, during the State of the Union address, President Bush was careful not to criticize Israeli actions to avoid upsetting the pro-Israeli voters in an election year. George W. is intent not to fall in the same trap that resulted in George Bush senior defeat in the elections, when the pro-Israeli voters turned against him after the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991.

Humanity, justice and equality are all relative these days. The powerful dictate while the other countries are relegated to mere pawns. The law is based on self-interest and even an international court is subject to criticism if their humanitarian laws go against the powerful and their allies. The increasing imbalance of power in today’s world has turned the rule of law, along with the international institutions that guarantee them, into a method of keeping the weak in line.