  The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution last night condemning the Israeli 'security fence' dividing the nation from the occupied West Bank territory.&nbsp;The vote&nbsp;was 150 to 6, with 10 abstentions, and the urlLink entire European Union voted in favor . Palestinian reaction bordered on Euphoric; urlLink the Guardian reports : The Palestinian UN observer, Nasser al-Kidwa, praised the resolution as possibly the most important passed by the general assembly since the 1947 vote partitioning British-ruled Palestine between Arabs and Jews.
Israel's response was about as predictable. Dan Gillerman, the ambassador to the UN, put it this way: "It is simply outrageous to respond with such vigour to a measure that will save lives. " Well, Dan, the ends always justify the means, don't they? 
