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Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Palestinian Child Soldiers: The Horrifying Silence [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)1. OP cont'd...
How can this sort of atrocity be ignored by the world? Why dont we hear anything from the press about this? While I see reports and resolutions about child soldiers all over the world, why dont we see anything about it here? Why is this allowed to continue without comment. We Israelis dont even talk about it. We cower at the idea of the International Criminal Court, but the case against the PA and Hamas is much stronger and getting stronger everyday as both of these governments blatantly, publicly and admittedly continue to use child soldiers.
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is probably the most highly politicized and publicized conflict in the world, everyone has a position no matter where you live in the world. But this is something that everyone should be able to come together on. Palestinian children are being used to make war, as pawns to be thrown away as a strategy. This should concern everyone, those who care for Palestine and want to see Palestinian children safe, prosperous and psychologically whole. It should concern those who care for Israel and want to see Israeli children safe, prosperous and psychologically whole. This should concern those of us like myself who care for both Israel and Palestine and want the best for both of our peoples. This should concern everyone, no matter what your view is of who is right and who is wrong. This is an evil that we should all work to stop for the sake of all of our children.
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is probably the most highly politicized and publicized conflict in the world, everyone has a position no matter where you live in the world. But this is something that everyone should be able to come together on. Palestinian children are being used to make war, as pawns to be thrown away as a strategy. This should concern everyone, those who care for Palestine and want to see Palestinian children safe, prosperous and psychologically whole. It should concern those who care for Israel and want to see Israeli children safe, prosperous and psychologically whole. This should concern those of us like myself who care for both Israel and Palestine and want the best for both of our peoples. This should concern everyone, no matter what your view is of who is right and who is wrong. This is an evil that we should all work to stop for the sake of all of our children.
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More crocodile tears about Palestinian children from those who cheer on the IDF when
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#3
not every kid who picks up a rock is a 'child combatant' recruited by adults
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#12
So because folks don't believe those raising the issue really care about kids.....
shira
Oct 2015
#13
They don't ignore it. Amnesty International and others have been condemning the practice
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#17
You think you're rather clever in this game you play, but the actual Democrats
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#21
No, you want to accuse people of not condemning it becaues you want to whitewash
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#18
Learned anything yet? Denial of child human shields goes hand in hand with this....
shira
Oct 2015
#49
Congresswoman Asks For Investigation Into Israeli Shooting Of Two Palestinian Teens
azurnoir
Oct 2015
#24
a decade ago during the second intifada it seems that history is being used here to justify killing
azurnoir
Oct 2015
#38
That amateur blogger has as much cred as Jame's O'Keef on DU. They should keep it up since
R. Daneel Olivaw
Oct 2015
#42
My point is that the claims in the OP about Palestinian child soldiers are outrageous.
Little Tich
Oct 2015
#54
I'm sorry, it doesn't feel as if Palestinian child soldiers is a real issue.
Little Tich
Oct 2015
#40
I don't think a single case constitutes a whole brigade of mentally disabled children. n/t
Little Tich
Oct 2015
#55
I think that when it comes to human rights issues, it's always good to see what
Little Tich
Oct 2015
#39
Thanks - and anyone who wants to challenge the facts in my post can feel free....
shira
Oct 2015
#53
Deaths of 160 Palestinian Children (child soldiers) Forced to Work on Terror Tunnels
shira
Oct 2015
#60