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Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will release its long-awaited advisory opinion on the legality of the controversial "separation barrier" Israel has been constructing inside the occupied West Bank. Although the ICJ opinion will not be binding, it will hopefully address, among other things, the core issue of whether or how the barrier can be reconciled with Israel's obligations under international humanitarian law - something that a landmark ruling last week by Israel's High Court of Justice did not do.

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