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UN: Palestinian children tortured, used as shields by Israel
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Published: 20.06.13, 23:13
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1. And just up the road
Nigel ,   London   (06.20.13)
Over 93,000 have been murdered in a sectarian war. Where are the UN on this ?
2. the UN would coddle the stone throwers.
Arn ,   Yehud, Israel   (06.20.13)
It seems to me that if 6 to 16 year old children are taught how to kidnap and shoot Israeli civilians and soldiers, the PA summer camps should be the targets of UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Palestinian child is taught that the one who kills the most Jews - not necessarily soldiers - will have the honor of a street named after him.
3. IDF... The most moral army in the world
(06.20.13)
Israeli standards
4. So, and that's it?
Paolo ,   Israel   (06.21.13)
Facts and not just words! Where, When, Who, In which situations, In which context, and all of these by both perspectives, not only from the PallyHolliwood one. C'mon, let's be serious... ShaSha and adios
5. "Torture" according to UN
Alex   (06.21.13)
If the Israeli interrogator raises their voice to the "poor" stone throwing Palestinian kid they're commiting crimes against humanity and torturing the poor kids. UN has totally flipped out, it's a big joke.
6. pals children tortued
freddy ,   canada   (06.21.13)
replace the idf with pals and you have the truth
7. Disgusting Behaviour
Zechariah   (06.21.13)
The Israelis are starting to behave like the Arabs who are bad and cruel disgusting racism .True the Arabs and Islam are much worse take Syria Right now but full credit to the Free Press for Revealing this so Pressure for Both Security without unnecessary sadism can be approximated .
8. "torture"
S.G. ,   USA   (06.21.13)
and Hizbaleh is probably a humanitarian organization according to their warped thinking... Don't they know that Purim comes in Adar NOT in tamuz?!? .
9. the UN
holy warrior ,   uk   (06.21.13)
Is a world body, its voice is the voice of the world. If the UN says the IDF is committing these crimes, then the world is saying it. Attempts by zionists to label the UN as some kind of biased racist organisation dosent wash with anyone. In fact, the world dosent need the UN to see what is going on in Israel, corrupt greedy politicians, aparthide, land steeling etc etc..
10. #9 "voice of the world"
observer ,   US   (06.21.13)
Sadly, this underscores the ignorance of the world and the pernicious impact that uninformed public opinion can have. The idea that widely held opinions can outweigh reality is ridiculous. If the whole world 'believed' that walking off the edge of a 1000 meter cliff would be harmless, would that make it so?
11. UN anti - semetic machine........
Calabi ,   Sydney Aust   (06.21.13)
how much lies is then enough? same old sickening tune.......why not talk about Christians being killed and torture in Islamic countries like Pakistan, Egypt, Syria.....and countless incidents where dead men(non Muslims) tell no tales?
12. And the root causes are?
goy   (06.21.13)
...Islamo-fascist intolerance, hatred, genocidal threats, religious bigotry, lies, terrorism and a refusal to live peacefully with themselves and others. Remember the Arabs have the upper hand in numbers, land, resources...hell no, I have no compassion for Arabs! Be civilized, live in peace and you won't have a problem with anybody!
13. 9
(06.21.13)
most countries and voices in the un are ARAB ISLAMIST COUNTRIES. they make the decisions because their number is greater than the civilized democratic countries of the world. how about iran sitting on the human rights commission for women's rights last year??? that is an example of a despotic mysogenistic, female hating and racist regime where women are second class citizens and are stoned to death still today. yes, the un is controlled by such nations. but, this is not the voice of the democratic nations. it is the voice of the arab muslim nations where despicable human rights crimes are committed, where the murder of 120,000 women and children and innocents is taking place in syria, where muslim, arab leaders torture, imprison, murder their innocent citizens without the un saying anything. this is the un for you. a hollow organization and international body in service to the arabs that blame israel for exactly what they are doing and have been doing for milenia. and they do that to deflect blame from the real culprits of human rights abuses.....themselves.
14. #7 zechariah
solomon ,   bklyn   (06.21.13)
The Free Press didn’t “reveal this”, the UN did. That is a very BIG difference.
15. #9 holy
solomon ,   bklyn   (06.21.13)
It is most certainly NOT the voice of the world, much as the UNHRC is NOT the voice of the world; just of the sick world. “The world is saying it” is a statement showing your wishful thinking, nothing more. Apartheid? Israeli arabs vote and are in government, they go to the same hospitals as Jews to be treated by the same Jewish and arab doctors and nurses. “Pals” want to kill all the Jews. Who is apartheid? It ain’t the Jews. Who is the fool? Look in a mirror.
16.  Half truth are whole lies.
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (06.21.13)
What can we expect from the anything but neutral UN?
17. Useless Nations tortures US taxpayers
BH ,   Iowa   (06.21.13)
by wasting our money on this garbage.
18. What, rockets sent into Israeli cities r ok
Israel Watchdog ,   Akko, Israel   (06.21.13)
This is such typical UN crap. It figures that they would try and drum up old, hyperbolic and in no way defensible because of time - trash. Yet purposeful constant barrages of missiles sent from Gaza into children populated Israeli cities is ok? And this done without even a word from the UN? UN=UNnecessary!
19. Another reason why UN has become a joke
Marwan Khoury مروان ,   Montreal, QC   (06.21.13)
UN has been hijacked by anti-Israel bloc. As usual they ignore facts, take things out of context or look at isolated cases to make their usual biased anti-Israel hit piece. So, speaking in Hebrew or questioning teenage suspects is "torture" but sending teenagers to blow up Israel buses, using them as shields while firing at Israeli soldiers, using them as explosives couriers - all acts committed by Hamas is not defined as torture. What a joke! UN is completely irrelevant
20. The UN, Indeed
MG ,   NJ, USA   (06.21.13)
Interesting, the UN seems very worried about the Palestinian children who may be arrested or harmed while throwing stones, etc at Israeli troops. They do not seem very concerned about the 94,000 Syrians being slaughtered just a few miles north. Bombardment from the air, scud missles, chemical weapons... no problem. The UN is only concerned when the Jews build a house, or arrest a terrorist, or defend themselves.
21. This is Reuters
laura j ,   USA   (06.21.13)
This is Reuters, a strongly anti-Israel biased news organization, qutoing a "report" by a strongly biased anti-Israel UN Committee. And the "children" they're talking about are mostly 15-17 year old thugs who have caused death and serious injury with their rock throwing fun and games. This propaganda masquerading as news reporting is designed to serve the purpose of annihilating an entire nation and all of its Jewish inhabitants. What UN committee is going to call Reuters to account for that?
22. UN became a laughing stock
Jerome ,   AKL   (06.21.13)
80,000, 85,000, 90,000, 93,000 dead in Syria and still counting. The UN is an impotent, disfunctional institution hijiked by muslims.
23. UN
Etienne Prinsloo ,   Nova Scotia Canada   (06.21.13)
And because the UN and their liberal pink supporters say so it is true. Guess this makes Hezbollah a fun loving pacifist bunch of do goodies. The UN's mandate is to promote the position of radicals as dictated to them by the tyrannical majority of muslim member states. The liberals in Europe quickly follow suite because it's politically correct. How very tragic
24. #9
Ilan ,   Ramat Gan, Israel   (06.21.13)
Don't give us that B.S.! When"The World" as you put it decided to make a country for the Jewish People, what did you all do? Did you accept "the world" 's decision? did you honor "the world" 's decision? No! you ignored it and declared war on us, and tried to do to us what the nazis did! and you failed! that is your nakba! yet to this day, you still ignore "the world" 's decision! Yet you act SOOO shocked, when we do the exact same thing you are doing! The Golan is ours to do with as we please! we will give it away when or IF we choose to do so! Jerusalem , and i mean all of IT! is our capital. again, we are doing the exact thing you are! When, YOU accept the UN's decision that Israel has a right to exist, THEN, and ONLY then will you have a right to open your mouth! and regards to this article, i can understand why 18 year old kids who are drafted into the army, aren't as eager to die as the martyrs you train! but no one says what the soldiers are doing is right! Israel does not endorse this behavior. it quite the opposite, punishes soldiers for doing exactly that! yet i gather, this is falling upon deaf ears, as you so conveniently believe what you choose to believe with no facts, yet you require facts to prove your belief's wrong!
25. #9 And yet...
Edwin ,   Canada   (06.21.13)
...that does not make it so.
26. One way!!
David ,   Germany   (06.21.13)
Over and over again it is reported that Palestinian children are trained by the Hamas to kill, kidnap and commit suicide. You can see this is in the press as well as in their TV station and where does the money come from? The UN and EU! Always a one- sided report.
27. UN must read the PA Hamas Charters instead.
BUTSeriously ,   Sydney   (06.21.13)
28. Good comment #24 Ilan from Ramat Gan,
NudNik69   (06.21.13)
Well said! Completely agree!
29. #9 If you look back in time...
NudNik69   (06.21.13)
...you will see that these same kind of accusations have been leveled at Israel for decades. If as you say, the "world" cares so much - why has there not been a successful or at least concerted effort by the "world" to sort out Israel??? Ha! Ha! that's right my friend - its ALL BS. There is no 'apartheid' the use of that term is just so untrue - only imbeciles who know absolutely nothing about the subject matter would consider mouthing it - are you one of them?
30. UTUN: Useless Totalitarian United Nations
Cipora Julianna Kohn   (06.21.13)
these bunch of totalitarians spend inordinate time harassing, bullying, accusing, denigrating, deligitimising, the sole jewish state. they think that by inventing lies and conspiracy theories about Israel, they will achieve their ultimate goal of destroying the jewish state. if only they knew the truth and paid attention to the truth. Israel is stronger than ever before in her history, while the muslims are eating each other alive.
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