A Palestinian envoy gave a tearful speech at the United Nations’ highest court during a plea to save children and allow Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side. Riad Mansour, the Palestinian representative to the UN, called on the court to “confirm that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal”. His request came at the opening of a week of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The UN General Assembly sought an advisory, or non-binding