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Xaccers: IDF actions cannot be regarded as terrorist and it is offensive to suggest this. Everyone regrets accidental civilian deaths and measures are usually taken to investigate errors. But frankly, when palestinian terrorists hide amongst civilian population what can Israel do? The Palestinian Authority must act but doesn't. Israel must respond hunt down the palestinian terrorists and deal with them.
And whilst you are fond of quoting UN rhetoric how about this:
"Palestinian terrorist groups have been increasingly using children as human shields, gunmen, and suicide bombers. This claim, which has long been maintained by Israel, was finally recognised by the United Nations.
At a UN Security Council debate on January 14 2003, which focused on measures to protect children in armed conflict, Olara Otunnu, Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, condemned Palestinian suicide bombings as destructive to both Israeli and Palestinian children and called on the Palestinian authorities to do everything within their powers to stop all participation by children in the conflict.[1] †œThe use of suicide bombing is entirely unacceptable. Nothing can justify this,ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚Â said Otunnu at the opening of Tuesday's day-long session. †œWe have witnessed both ends of these acts: children have been used as suicide bombers and children have been killed by suicide bombings. I call on the Palestinian authorities to do everything within their powers to stop all participation by children in this conflict,ââ‚ ¬Â he said[2].
While Israeli children are enrolled in an educational system based on values such as: peace, democracy, tolerance and the value of life, Palestinian children are raised on the basis of hatred, a desire to kill Jews and non-recognition of the State of IsraelÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s right to exist. The Palestinian Authority is not taking serious measures to combat this phenomenon, and continues to turn a blind eye to the Palestinian boys and girls victimised as †œself sacrificeââ‚ ¬Â on behalf of the entire Palestinian society.
It is disturbing and sad to see that in the year 2003 there are children in the Palestinian Authority who are raised and educated to hate and are manipulated by terrorist organisations for lethal violence. If there is to be any chance of real reform in the Palestinian Authority and of a future in which Palestinian and Israeli children share their lives together in peace, the Palestinian leadership must put an end to the cynical use it makes of children. "
1. UN press release SC/7631
2. Jerusalem Post January 15 2003
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