Killings of Palestinian children are soaring in the West Bank. Advocates say it happens with impunity

[David__77]

When Israeli soldiers mistakenly killed three unarmed Israeli hostages — who were waving white flags — amid its offensive in Gaza last week, the Israeli military quickly put the situation under review and said what happened was "against our rules of engagement."

But human rights groups say there is little accountability when Israeli forces kill Palestinian children during operations in the occupied West Bank.

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These organizations warn Israeli authorities aren't abiding by international protocols to protect children when carrying out military operations, and they say lethal force is often a disproportionate response to the actual threat posed by children in most cases.

It's "very rare" for a member of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to face consequences for the killing of Palestinian civilians, said Ori Givati, advocacy director at Breaking the Silence, an organization started by IDF veterans who are against Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.

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https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7062531

[Think. Again.]

1. The group "Breaking the Silence"....

...mentioned in the article collects testimonies from Ex-IDF soldiers:

https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. This reminds me of a scene in the 2004 film KING ARTHUR

where the Saxon leader played by Stellan Skarsgard, tells his son about killing Britons in their wake, even the children. He says, "Leave none alive that can wield a sword."

The IDF may be taking that as well too far. The indiscriminate killing of Palestinian children marks them and perhaps, Netanyahu, as War Criminals.

[malaise]

3. Chris Hayes had an excellent segment last night

Nothing justifies this response

[AloeVera]

5. Yes it was excellent. It was posted yesterday I think, here is the link. A really great analysis.

https://democraticunderground.com/13215413

[malaise]

6. Thanks

Will watch it again 🎄 🎄. 🎄

[AloeVera]

7. Me too.

[Goddessartist]

4. It does happen with impunity. Remember

this article from the WP in 2015 - calling Palestinian children 'little snakes' and promoting genocide?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/05/07/israels-new-justice-minister-considers-all-palestinians-to-be-the-enemy/

"Shaked is known for her strident (some would say extremist) views regarding Palestinians and the enfeebled Israeli left. In July, in a controversial post on Facebook, the then-member of the Knesset posted the text of an article by the late Israeli writer Uri Elitzur that referred to Palestinian children as "little snakes" and appeared to justify the mass punishment of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. The post has since been deleted, but an archived version remains."

If one reads that article, they'll see the argument by the author Elitzur that many here make, i.e. all Palestinians are Hamas. It makes one wonder...


An excerpt:
"The Palestinian people has declared war on us, and we must respond with war. Not an operation, not a slow-moving one, not low-intensity, not controlled escalation, no destruction of terror infrastructure, no targeted killings. Enough with the oblique references. This is a war. Words have meanings. This is a war. It is not a war against terror, and not a war against extremists, and not even a war against the Palestinian Authority. These too are forms of avoiding reality. This is a war between two people. Who is the enemy? The Palestinian people. Why? Ask them, they started...
Behind every terrorist stand dozens of men and women, without whom he could not engage in terrorism. Actors in the war are those who incite in mosques, who write the murderous curricula for schools, who give shelter, who provide vehicles, and all those who honor and give them their moral support. They are all enemy combatants, and their blood shall be on all their heads. Now this also includes the mothers of the martyrs, who send them to hell with flowers and kisses. They should follow their sons, nothing would be more just. They should go, as should the physical homes in which they raised the snakes. Otherwise, more little snakes will be raised there."

[Sal_NV]

8. And yet HAMAS just rejected a cease fire and a release of hostages,

evidently, they don't give a rat's ass for the people of Gaza.