Israeli Prime Minister Gen. Ariel Sharon has ordered construction of a massive wall through the West Bank to continue even though the World Court ruled on Friday it was illegal under international law. Sharon said he would fight the court’s ruling using all diplomatic and legal means. His announcement came shortly after a 19-year-old female Israeli soldier was killed by a bomb in Tel Aviv. It was the first fatal bomb blast in Israel in nearly four months. Sharon blamed the bombing in part on the court ruling. In campaign news, Senator Kerry said on Friday he was “deeply disappointed” by the World Court’s ruling.

Clear Channel Rejects Anti-War Billboard
In New York, an anti-war group is expected to file a lawsuit today against Clear Channel Communications for reneging on an agreement to allow the group to buy billboard space in Time Square for a billboard that reads “Democracy Is Best Taught by Example, Not by War.”