Posted: January 13th, 2012, 8:00am MSK
On January 13, 2005, Israel's High Court of Justice issued a temporary injunction halting preparations for the construction of a security fence in the West Bank. The injunction was issued after residents of the Palestinian village of Beit Sourik petitioned the court that the route of the fence did not conform with boundaries dictated by a June 2004 ruling from the High Court and an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion. Under international pressure, Israel agreed to reexamine Palestinian land seizures. However, Israeli officials subsequently recommended rejecting the ICJ's ruling in February 2005. Following other legal challenges by Palestinian residents, Israel made further changes to the route in 2006.