Israel's immoral war on learning

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Israel's immoral war on learning

Tuesday 03 November 2009
Stuart Littlewood

If there's one thing Israel is good at it's making war on women and children.

It killed 952 Palestinian children in their homeland between 2000 and the start of the Gaza blitzkrieg in December 2008. It murdered at least 350 more during its Cast Lead onslaught and has kept Gaza under daily attack ever since. So the brave Israelis must have eliminated nearly 1,400 youngsters by now. Would anyone care to guess how many they left bleeding, maimed and crippled?

The "most moral army in the world" also loves waging war against Palestinian university students. Israeli military law treats Palestinians as adults as soon as they reach 16, a flagrant violation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Israeli youngsters - of course - are regarded as children until 18.

Palestinians are dealt with by Israeli military courts, even when it's a civil matter. These courts ignore international laws and conventions, so there's no legal protection for individuals under Israeli military occupation.

As detention is based on secret information, which neither the detainee nor his lawyer is allowed to see, it is impossible to mount a proper defence. Besides, the security service always finds a bogus excuse to keep detainees locked up "in the greater interest of the security of Israel."

Although detainees have the right to review and appeal, they are unable to challenge the evidence and check facts as all information presented to the court is classified. So much for Israeli "justice."

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/82780