Palestinians may take Israel to ICC over child detentions

Published time: December 28, 2012 01:10
Edited time: December 28, 2012 05:12
Reuters / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Palestinian authorities are considering taking legal action against Israel over hundreds of Palestinian children being detained, with some reportedly maltreated.

As a result of the United Nations General Assembly voting to upgrade the Palestinians’ diplomatic status to a “non-member observer state,” they now have chance to access UN agencies and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

“We need to use the newly gained state status to take measures against Israel for its crimes, especially the arrest, detention, and abuse of Palestinian children, let alone trying them before military courts,” Eissa Karakea, Palestinian Minister of Detainees’ Affairs told Al Arabiya news channel.

According to a report issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees Affairs, 900 Palestinian children were arrested by Israeli authorities in 2012 – a significant surge from the 700 arrested in 2011. The report suggests that the children are often mistreated during interrogations and beaten in detention.

“Israel is violating the Child Protection Act and all international laws by subjecting children to such traumatic experiences. The Israeli minister of security had actually said earlier that Palestinian children have no immunity,” Karakea said.

Karakea stressed that the international community is aware of the crimes committed against Palestinian children and that several human rights groups are launching campaigns in solidarity with Palestinian children. “But this is not enough. We need to take further steps,” he told Al Arabiya.

Some 177 minors remain in prison as of December 1, according to a monthly report by the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association.

Palestinians are yet to issue a complaint to the ICC, but warned last week that they may do so, if the UN Security Council does not take action over Israeli settlement plans in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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Anonymous user 19.03.2013 01:19

After Murdering 150 Children in Gaza, Palestine, I think we know Who & What the Israeli Leaders are.

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Swordfish (unregistered) 03.01.2013 22:35

@pappy (unregistered) D ecember 28, 2012, 23:27 quote 0 For yrs I would listen to the plite of the Israelis and the victimization of there people. Yrs of displacement and suffering at the hands of the Gentiles.  Then I woke up. Looking at the map of Palestine and comparing who owns what, made me realized that its not the Israelis who were victimized but the Palestinians. And now, before the final thrust of Israel against Gaza the world has woken up. Except for those countries that are controled by you know who. The Money Conuntries...you got to wonder why.  These Rabbis that run Israel feel to them selves that they are the chosen chumps and that nothing the gentiles have to say means very little to them. No constitution but the Talmud, no IAEA, no NPT, no explanation to the UN for the many resolutions brought before them. The liquidation of the people of Palestine is just one more obsticle on there way to expand there country into Syria and then next Jordan...wonder why Syria is at war. Next it will be Jordan...thats my call. Unless we stop this bloodlust. There was no Holocaust. More gypsies died then Jews, along with all the German middle class and a country totally destroyed. Blanket bombings of no strategic areas but on populations. Leaves no doubt the war was fixed against Germany and the elimination of the German people...which didn't work.  Europe will exploded again but in a different way. Its starting to show that at this time. Austerity is nothing more than the bankers controlling the very lives of the people with limited resources for there use...Austerity. Lets try, depression and totalitarian control.


You speak with precision-accuracy. The so-called "holocaust" is outrageous Jew LIE:  SO-CALLED "HOLOCAUST" NEVER HAPPENED.

But Nazi's, in revenge for Russians having the guts to fight them, are murdering ALL of their Russian prisoners-of-war (from outset of invasion of Russia Hitler puts edict that every Russian Soldaten caught with Communist Party Card is to be immediately executed.  The result was millions of Russian Soldaten queuing up to join Communist Party and get Communist Party Card!!!

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Swordfish (unregistered) 03.01.2013 22:22

Hey "ed":

Here are lots of imprisoned Palestinian kids for you to take down gay bar and give to your american friends military personnel to molest.  You anbd your american friends are saying that Paletinian boys are making nice change from goat!!!

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