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WATCH: Yes, Israel does arrest children

[email protected] January 28, 2019 analysis, child detainee, child detention, child prisoners, cognitive dissonance, IDF, occupation, zionism

Intellectual honesty is about confronting those things that make us uncomfortable, not ignoring them. Israel arrests Palestinian children; see 7 of the many videos of these actions. The US gives Israel over $10 million per day and Congress is currently considering legislation to give Israel even more. That makes it obligatory for Americans to learn the facts, and act on them.

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Israeli forces detain 8-year-old Palestinian child near Hebron

[email protected] November 9, 2018 beit ummar, child detention, human rights, human rights abuses, protection of children

According to Defense for Children International, Israel is the only country that automatically prosecutes children in military courts that lack basic fair trial guarantees; 3 out of 4 experience physical violence. The majority of Palestinian child prisoners are charged with throwing stones, an offense that can lead to a sentence of 10 to 20 years…

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