EU says Israeli barrier is illegal

The EU is against Israel building a separation barrier around Jerusalem, as it believes the move is illegal, the EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said.

"We think that Israel has the right to defend itself but we think that the fence which will stand outside the territory of Israel is not legally proper and it also creates humanitarian problems", he was reported as saying after meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom.

The barrier will separate east Jerusalem ...