The Palestinian leadership hailed a “historic” ruling by the top UN court on Friday thatIsrael’s occupation of the Palestinian territories is illegal, amid condemnation of the decision from Israel. The office of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said it welcomed the “historic decision and demands that Israel be compelled to implement it.” In its non-binding advisory opinion, The Hague-based court found that Israel was “under an obligation to cease immediately all new settlement activities and to evacuate all settlers” from occupied land. The ruling has drawn added attention because it comes …