Palestinian father calls on soldiers to shoot his son 3 August 2016
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PM Netanyahu comments on a video in which a Palestinian father calls on soldiers to shoot his son
8/3/2016
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PM Netanyahu: I've just watched a video that shook me to the core of my being. In just a few seconds, it shows why our conflict persists.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released the following statement:
"I've just watched a video that shook me to the core of my being. In just a few seconds, it shows why our conflict persists.
So here is a short snippet:
'Shoot! Shoot! Shoot him! Go! Go! Shoot him.'
A Palestinian father holds up his 4-year-old son. He pleads with Israeli border police to kill his own child. He shouts, 'Shoot this little boy!' His boy.
He pushes his young son forward toward the soldiers and screams, 'Kill him! Shoot him!'
The boy pauses. He is scared. Any child would be.
He turns back, looking at his father for guidance.
With his shirt tightly tucked into his bright red shorts, the boy ambles forward towards the soldiers. One of them extends his hand in friendship. The boy gives him a high-five.
It's hard to make a four-year-old hate.
Imagine your own child at that age. Think of his smile. Imagine her laugh. Picture the unrestrained joy and innocence that only a child possesses.
Encouraging someone to murder a child – let alone your own child – is probably the most inhumane thing a person can do.
What did this child do to deserve this? The answer is: nothing. He is innocent.
He should be in a play-ground. He should be in the sun, laughing with other children.
Sadly, this father's crime is not an isolated example. In Gaza, Hamas runs summer camps that teach children to value death over life – suicide kindergarten camps.
The Palestinian Ministry of Education in Ramallah recently organized an event for students to honor terrorists who murdered three civilians.
Two weeks ago, the Palestinian Authority's official newspaper praised teenage terrorists and wrote that 'death as a martyr is the path to excellence and greatness.' That's a direct quote.
Palestinian and Israeli children deserve better. They deserve to live. They deserve to live in peace.
Children are not cannon fodder. They are the most precious things in the world. They're the most precious things we have.
I'm sure Palestinian parents, many of them, are as outraged as I am at this video.
And today I appeal to every father and mother around the world. I ask you to join me in calling for an end to this abuse of children.
The Palestinian leadership must stop encouraging children to kill. They must stop encouraging Palestinian parents to call for the death of their own children.
It's horrendous.
Peace begins with respect. If parents don't respect their own children's lives, how will they respect the lives of their neighbors?
We must love all children. They should never be pushed to violence or hate.
Join me in educating all children for peace."
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