Are Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons?

Any Palestinian children detained by Israel are held by the Israel Prison Service, which is civilian-run. Reasons for the detainment of Palestinian children include violent acts such as rock-throwing, Molotov cocktail attacks, and even murder. Palestinian media, government officials, and religious leaders frequently encourage their youth to take violence against Israeli civilians.

Palestinian Children Are Being Radicalized & Militarized.

Enablers of this crime need to be called to justice.

Palestinian children dressed as soldiers line up to march December 9, 2001 in commemoration of the 14th anniversary of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, in Ain El Helweh, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. The camp is home to more than 40,000 Palestinian refugees and is surrounded by Lebanese Army checkpoints. Photo Credit: Courtney Kealy/Getty Images

One of the most monstrous aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict is how Palestinian terror groups radicalize and conscript their youth into service as child soldiers.

Children are initially indoctrinated through Palestinian media and education, brainwashing them to view terrorists as heroes.

Terror groups like Hamas and PFLP
run summer camps to train children in terrorist operations and later exploit them as stabbers, stone-throwers, and human shields. Due to poor economic conditions, youth are easily bribed with trivial amounts of money to perform these acts, and are often too young to internalize the mortal impact.

Militants also use child labor to build terror tunnels, which store dangerous munitions.

Brainwashing youth to physically fight for terror groups is a crime against humanity. These children are being denied a childhood in favor of becoming future terrorists and “martyrs,” pawns for a regime whose stated goal is to destroy Israel.

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