I cannot find one Palestinian child bomber

[Wetzelbill]

I have been looking and looking and I cannot find a young child that has ever been a suicide bomber. I have actually heard people justify the killing of Palestinian children because there has been several children who have been bombers over the last several years. The youngest I have found have been in their late teens. Am I missing something or what? Can somebody find a list or an instance where their has been a young child suicide martyr?

[uptohere]

1. is this like a scavenger hunt ?

isn't enough that the palestinian suicide bombers blow up Israeli children ? Do they get bigger checks ? More virgins in the hereafter ?

[Alenne]

2. Does it matter?

No sane person can justify killing innocent children.

[uptohere]

3. amen to that

[GiovanniC]

4. At the risk of being slightly "off-color"

I would imagine that it is difficult to find suicide bombers in general because they don't officially become suicide bombers until they have completely shredded themselves.

[TSElliott]

5. I do not believe there has been a bomber but

they are fed the crap at an early age to become bombers.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=17707

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2071561.stm

[Maple]

7. Whereas here we NEVER dress kids up

in military uniforms with 'guns' to look cute for photos.

Right?

[TSElliott]

10. Cute? Pictures of children dressed for war are disturbing.

As a parent I could never imagine dressing my child up in an outfit that's sole purpose is to kill oneself along with others. I do not think the child looks cute in the picture; I think it looks terrible and sad that a parent would celebrate over the prospect of their child becoming a suicide bomber.

[Maple]

12. So you've never

dressed up your child as a cowboy either, right?

You know...to 'kill Injuns?'

[Resistance]

13. good point

my comment is in my signature line.

[mmm]

When the IDF intentionally sight and kill three year children

we call those children suicide bombers. Now do you get it?

[molly]

11. Tell us when and where - PLEASE!!

[Maple]

14. Suffer the little children.....

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/25/palestinian_kid030725

http://www.stopafghanwar.net/Media/usmediahides.html

http://www.parti-pas.org/utama/okt2000/17okt2000_israel.html

"At least 480 Palestinian children were slaughtered by IOF since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada in September 2000 against 36 years of Israeli occupation."
http://www.ipc.gov.ps/ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2003/2003-08/126.html

[newyorican]

15. crickets are loud behind this post, eh Molly

:shrug:

[molly]

24. When Palestinians blow little children to bits

it's no mistake - it's intentional.

[Maple]

6. No there haven't been

All this 'child' bomber stuff came from a photo of a toddler in a parade in Berlin that had been dressed up in cardboard 'bombs'

Somehow...probably on purpose...the news stories suddenly started referring to 'child bombers'

[uptohere]

8. I think the child bombers refers to the intended victim, not the idiot

[Wetzelbill]

9. Thanks for the responses I would like to add

that although the post may have seemed odd, I am a writer and my question was in conjunction with some research I am doing for a few things I'm working on.

Both sides are committing atrocities in this conflict, unfortunately, innocent people-including children- get killed in all of the madness. I just find it messed up that most people think that young kids are strapped with bombs and strolling into Israel. Most people other than news junkies like us, anyway. I hear people speak of child bombers, yet I never read of one, so my interest in writing and researching on it was piqued. Thanks again.

[StandWatie]

16. catch this to..

None of them have came from Gaza city since the start of the second intifada, no talking head I've seen ever mention this fact whenever Israel bombs Gaza.

[Gimel]

20. If you are still around

One important question has arisen. What do you consider a child? The Geneva Conventions forbid the use of children under the age of 15 in armed conflicts. Do you consider a 17 year old a child? At what age would you consider a Palestinian an adult, or at least eligable for attacks?

[Wetzelbill]

21. I was looking for anybody who wasn't in their teens

however, any Palestinian bomber under the age of the GC forbidden age of 15 would be relevant to study, as well.

[chapter32]

22. Geneva Conventions? What's that?

[durutti]

17. I Believe There Was One

Exactly one. Then again, this is according to the Dershowitz book, so who knows?

[Resistance]

18. you read Dersh's book?

[durutti]

23. Yeah

Mostly just the same hackneyed arguments. If he really will pay $10,000 for everything he got wrong, I think I could become a millionaire.

[Gimel]

19. Afula woman bomber

She was under age. 17 I believe. Also the woman bomber in Jerusalem mall. Several of the male bombers were 17 or younger.

[Lithos]

25. Locking

Not based on a recent news or op-ed article as required by the I/P guidelines.

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