The International Court of Justice has now received the United Nations' request for an opinion on "the legal status of the occupation." This development could pave the way for a raft of new antisemitic lawsuits designed to challenge Israeli sovereignty using dubious legal mechanisms. The request was the result of a United Nations General Assembly vote on Dec. 30. But it is only the latest efforts to mobilize international law and institutions in a way that carefully conceals the real motive: hostility to Israel's very existence. The UN's vulnerability to being exploited by dictators and human rights abusers is no...