Victory is Defeat: Palestinian Children’s Art Exposes Israel’s Cultural Genocide

The following text tells the whole story of what pro-Palestinian communities around the world are fighting for, and what pro-Israelis are fighting against: “We are delighted to report that Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has removed a display of artwork designed by children from Gaza.” That was the summary of a news report published on the […]

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Featured image for Ramzy Baroud's article on Gaza children's art.

The following text tells the whole story of what pro-Palestinian communities around the world are fighting for, and what pro-Israelis are fighting against: “We are delighted to report that Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has removed a display of artwork designed by children from Gaza.” That was the summary of a news report published on the

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The War on Innocence: Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Court

Since the start of the Second Intifada, the popular uprising of 2000, some 12,000 Palestinian children have been detained and interrogated by the Israeli army. 

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Palestin Children feature photo

On July 29, 4-year-old Muhammad Rabi’ Elayyan was reportedly summoned for interrogation by the Israeli police in occupied Jerusalem.  The news, originally reported by the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), was later denied by the Israeli police, likely to lessen the impact of the PR disaster that followed.  The Israelis are not denying the story

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Israel’s IDF Sets New Annual Record for Killing Children in Palestine

Despite the IDF’s killing of over 160 and the wounding of 17,000 unarmed Palestinian protesters, and despite the great international outcry this has caused, the Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the IDF’s rules of engagement are in line with “international parameters.”

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
gaza ceasefire

GAZA CITY, PALESTINE -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have killed at least 35 Palestinian children, around 30 in Gaza and five in the occupied West Bank, making 2018 a record-breaking year for child fatalities in Palestine with nearly four months still to go. The NGO Defense for Children International Palestine (DCIP) determined the total number

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Videotaped Arrest Of 5-Year-Old Shines Light On Israeli Military’s Detention Of Children

A 5-year-old Palestinian boy was arrested this week for throwing a stone at Israelis in the occupied West Bank.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
the Israeli West Bank wall

A 5-year-old Palestinian boy was arrested this week for throwing a stone at Israelis in the occupied West Bank. While many children are arrested by the Israeli Defense Forces every year, since the age of criminal responsibility in Israel and the occupied West Bank is 12, this particular incident sparked outrage not only due to the boy’s age but

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