Its been called a system designed to oppress the human spirit. This is the story about the Israeli armys dealings with Palestinian children. Under the military legal system, Palestinian school children are arrested arbitrarily as a first, not last, resort, with conviction rates of over 50 percent for children who go before a military court. Settlers will often accuse Palestinian children of throwing stones, prompting Israeli soldiers to arrest children randomly. “Sometimes, settlers complain and will physically abuse children. Israel’s army accompanies them to look for children. The soldiers are partnered with settlers in violating the rights of Palestinian children,” Abu Eqtaish says. Once in the military system, Palestinian children face mistreatment, abuse, and undergo severe mental trauma. In 2013, 90 percent of children detained in the West Bank were blindfolded, had their hands or legs tied, and were not informed of the reason for their arrest, DCI says. Over 75 percent of children reported physical violence during their detention, and were denied access to a toilet, food and water. The majority of children were strip searched and faced verbal humiliation and abuse.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:07:28 +0000
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