If they stop using firebombs, Israel will not put them in jail. Just ask the learned lady from the UN how do young criminals fare in her own country. Are they punished, or rehabiltated? Then, she will have the moral right to teach the Israelis a lesson in civility. In the meantime, she should look into her own backyard for the real mistreatment of children.

Where to held those childre n who commited security and criminal offenses, IN YOU HOUSE ? IDIOT ! Radikah you should wear the IDF and Israeli Police Uniform during the Riots and see what lands on your head.This " so called innocent children" will give you a warm wlecome with cluster munitions and stones after which you will understand why the military process ... and not a judicial process.These so called innocent children were never nurtured by their parents because their parents were also nut heads.Maybe each one of you UN officers should adopt these children and take them with you, see if you can put them with your own children.You preachers and defenders must take these so called bitter children.Wake UP. this is the generation of Palestinians who claim to be leaders, they were taught at the madrasah to kill anyone who is not Islam. Rathika you appear one time in Israel and you lecture.Wear the IDF Uniform or the Israeli Police Uniform one day and stand in front of the PA RIOTS !

they're born to sacrifice themselves as Jihad suicide bombers?

Why I dont trust UN ? I got a simple mind. I see they work as double-dealer. *** The Kids !!! If you cant control your kids, I dont call you as good parents. *** sometimes I make calls, here to BAD GUYS ! I deadly wish to have the power to make THE FATHERS and THE UN wake - up. Atilla Karagözoğlu King of Israel

This hypocrite from the UN is talking to the wrong side - go to Gaza & sing your song to Hamas.

You share you concern over the so called " innocent PA Children " What have you to say for the horror of suicide bombing and the murder of the Isareli CHildren. their parents and even the Arab civilian. Look, a female suicide bomber blew herself up at the Maxim restaurant on October 4, 2003, killing 21 Israelis and wounding 51 others. Two families and four children, including a two-month-old toddler, were among the victims. What have you to say. Go an visit the memorials, see the name and the numbers. Visit the Israeli Hospitals, see for your self. Probably you would RESIGN. Now Go back to you country and solve the child abuse in your country ! Clean you own home first ! Start There First !

so she should look in her own back yard to solve the problem the UNWRA have created. It is time the UN and its agencies were disbanded - they serve no useful purpose except to bash Israel. Look at DARFUR - we don't need international hypocracy any more!

both parties lost the kids. the picture told me that Atilla Karagözoğlu

you from abiding by justice.

What ever straight done by crooked way is work of Government (that is any Government) and what ever already crooked further twisted is UN work.

Take this lady in a Military convoy and show her how these minors hurl stones and bricks at the armed army, without fear of being shot, behaviour that matches hard core criminals.

The UN's special representative for abusive behaviour by non-nations Graftalotta Moolah, said she visited Sderot in south-central Israel, where she said minors have been killed and seriously injured by Kassam rocket fire from Gaza. She said she urged Palestinian officials to consider peaceful negotiations instead of firing anti-personnel rockets and sending suicide bombers who over the years have killed and maimed dozens of Israeil children. Hamas government spokesman Jihad Itback al-Yahud said the Palestinians were sworn to obey international law, which gave them the complete right to resist the occubation by any means, and that all Israeli children were justified military targets. Itback al-Yahud said that killing children was the Palestinians legitimate right, and pointed out that the UN has never issued a resolution against Palestinian actions.

These UN official will never dare to talk to Hamas, for they know very well the terrosist either will kidnap them or murder them. They also know it is Israel that would give them the channel to liase with on the PA issues. In a way their voice these concerns not so much tio solve the problem but just to put some record to justify they are working and for that miserable salary from the public fund.In the counrty of their origin they are no body. The UN Official are a bunch of loosers just like the Hamas and Fatah BS ! Terry, you are correct, Yes, this hypocrite from the UN is talking to the wrong side, I dare they go to Gaza and mambo there with the terrorist :)

"My sense is this kind of detention practice is feeding the cycle of violence" ...Coomaraswamy. I would think if a 12 and 16 year old are being held for throwing fire bombs they should be in jail. Does that make sense? Here in the U.S. I would imagine there are at least 10,000 kids in jail for crimes they committed, while sad for most of them they are where they should be. If my 12 year old child threw a fire bomb at the police I suspect he would get into trouble. So when the Pals stop using their kids as PR whores and let them be kids this problem for most part would be solved, does that make sense?

On Wednesday 18.4.07, High Court of Justice is to deliberate, for the first time, on the petition submitted by ACRI two years ago in the name of researcher and journalist, Gershom Gorenberg, against the IDF Archive and the Ministry of Defense. In the petition, ACRI demands that Mr. Gorenberg be granted access to archive material that he requires for his research, and that the information contained in the archive be made available to anybody who requires it, as long as its disclosure does not present a real threat to the security of the State. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0704/S00274.htm Mr. Gorenberg was informed by the archive Director that, “all material related to the subject of settlement in the occupied territories is part of a very problematic domain of discussions and contact with Palestinians”. She added that, “these are very sensitive and problematic subjects and I am sure that you would not want to be the one to disclose them”. http://www.acri.org.il/english-acri/engine/story.asp?id=203 Under the guise of security excuses, accused Palestinian youths' lawyers are denied access to documents on the case and, frequently, acess to the charge itself. The court sessions are usually held in secret. The basics of justice and human rights are being violated.

It must be in these UN workers job description that they have to denigrate Israel in every possible way. Israel is the only bright spot in the M.E. or anywhere else for that matter. And all these twits can do is harp and carp.Show her a map and mark Iran,Syria,Egypt ,etc etc,on that map.

Attempting to burn another person to death is a minor charge? That's interesting.

It boggles the mind. Punishing people (in this case minors) for crimes does NOT feed violence. Two questions for the geniuses that populate the ranks fo the UN. 1. Since these are in fact criminals, what would you have the IDF do with them? Not detain them? Wouldn't that serve to embolden them more? 2. If this feeds a cycle of violene, why we're they committing crimes to begin with? Take it up with Haniyeh and the rest of your darling Hamas "Unity" government

What this does not mention is that Pali youth have been known to intentionally get caught throwing rocks or carrying knives for the purpose of getting arrested. Youth in detention have the right and ability to receive high school courses and education while in jail, something they can't get in the PA areas.

How could the paragon of political virtue itself, the bastion of global human rights, possibly get it wrong? I mean, they're usually spot-on about things, right? I just can't believe it. /

U.N. envoy who has done good work on behalf of children in all countries,both in Asia and even the U.S. Check her website. There is no question that Israel's prison system illegally detains minors,abuses them physically and psychologically and sometimes even sexually.Age 10-12 children,and one even 5.They are also placed often in the general israeli prison population thus increasing the abuse.

Laxmijee, I invite you to Israel to have first hand information about Israeli prison system. It is not like remand-homes you have in India; it is almost 4 star hotel; and for children Israeli or Palestinian it is like a boarding school. Please don't pass any comments if you don't know the subject. These Palestinian children are worst than your Dharavi children. Come study and judge and compare them yourself. (Palestinian children are taught wrong things from their infancy.) As far as sexual harassment is concerned; we don’t spare our president and cabinet minister; you think prison officers will go unchecked? Trying to save Radikajee; you are unnecessarily complicating things. I suspect you too are working for the UN; keep on twisting things to secure your jobs?

fully qualified to fry papadum for the indians, lakshmi please join her !

a model for children care? how many blue helmets were indicted in pedophile activities in Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Congo? Pease have a look at your colleagues' records

catch a bullet from the IDF? So much for wanting to build a state. Not exactly the 'building blocks' of a better future, eh?