Leading Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah said the United Nations has become a sham existing only to put those countries that oppose U.S. policies on trial. Fadlallah's comments came during his weekly seminar. He said the UN eventually legitimized the invasion of Iraq under the pretext of weapons of mass destruction "or in not standing up to America and its web of lies," and now the world's stronger nations want the organization to assist them in supporting new interventions in the Arab and Islamic world, in accordance with a U.S. agenda for the region. "We are noticing in the world today a terrifying inaction when it comes to hunting down the real international criminals," said Fadlallah, explaining that Israel, at the highest levels of its leadership and judiciary, habitually disobeyed the resolutions of the International Court of Justice and UN General Assembly regarding the separation wall. "It seems that international law has turned into a mockery," he said, insisting it had been imposed on the vulnerable and never challenged the powerful. Israel intends to manipulate global politics to its advantage through its influence over U.S. policy making, said the cleric. Fadlallah stressed: "We should not succumb to political and media threats, as recent experience has proved America is becoming increasingly vulnerable in key areas." "This may lead it to reverse some of its policy decisions despite its insistence that it is currently in a position capable of defeating any challenger," concluded Fadlallah.