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Children of war
By Gideon Levy
Tags: Qassa, Gideon Levy

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Again children. Five children killed in Gaza in eight days. The public indifference to their killing - the last three, for example, were accorded only a short item on the margins of page 11 in Yedioth Ahronoth, a sickening matter in itself - cannot blur the fact that the IDF is waging a war against children. A year ago, a fifth of those killed in the "Summer Rain" operation in Gaza were children; during the past two weeks, they comprised a quarter of the 21 killed. If, heaven forbid, children are hurt in Sderot, we will have to remember this before we begin raising hell.

The IDF explains that the Palestinians make a practice of sending children to collect the Qassam launchers. However, in this case, the children killed were not collecting launchers. The first two were killed while collecting carob fruit and the next three - according to the IDF's own investigation - were playing tag. But even if we accept the IDF's claim that there is a general trend of sending children to collect launchers (which has not been proven), that should have brought about an immediate halt to firing at launcher collectors.
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But the IDF does not care whether its victims are liable to be children. The fact is that it shoots at figures it considers suspicious, with full knowledge - according to its own contention - that they are liable to be children. Therefore, an IDF that fires at launcher collectors is an army that kills children, without any intention of preventing this. This then is not a series of unfortunate mistakes, as it is being portrayed, but rather reflects the army's contempt for the lives of Palestinian children and its terrifying indifference to their fate.

A society that holds ethical considerations in high regard would at least ask itself: Is it permissible to shoot at anyone who is approaching the launchers, even if we know that some of these people may be small children, lacking in judgment, and thus not punishable? Or are we lifting all restraints on our war operations? Even if we accept the IDF's claims that its sophisticated vision devices do not enable them to distinguish between a 10-year-old boy and an adult, the IDF cannot evade its responsibility for this criminal action. Even if we assumed a completely distorted assumption that anyone who goes near the launchers is subject to death, the fact that children are involved should have changed the rules. Add to this the fact that the firing at launcher collectors has halted the Qassams, or even reduce their number, and you arrive at another chilling conclusion: The IDF shoots at children to wreak vengeance and punish.

No child in Sderot is more secure as a result of this killing. On the contrary.

Anyone who takes an honest look at the progression of events during the past two months will discover that the Qassams have a context: They are almost always fired after an IDF assassination operation, and there have been many of these. The question of who started it is not a childish question in this context. The IDF has returned to liquidations, and in a big way. And in their wake there has been an increase in Qassam firings.

That is the truth, and they are hiding it from us. When Gabi Ashkenazi and Ehud Barak assumed their positions, the reins were loosened. If Barak were a representative of the political right, perhaps a public outcry would have already been sounded against the IDF's wild actions in Gaza. But everything is permitted to Barak, and even the fact that the victims are children does not matter - not to him and not to the Israeli public.

Yes, the children of Gaza gather around the Qassams. It is practically the only diversion they have in their lives. It is their amusement park. Those who arrogantly preach to their parents "to watch over them" have never visited Beit Hanoun. There is nothing there, except for the filthy alleys and meager homes. Even if it is true that those launching the Qassams are taking advantage of these miserable children (which has yet to be proven), this should not shape our moral portrait. Yes, it is permissible to exercise restraint and caution. Yes, it is not always necessary to respond, especially when the response ends up killing children.

The way to stop the firing of Qassams is not through indiscriminate killing. Every launcher can be replaced. The start of the school year bodes ill, for us and for them. Anyone who truly seeks to stop the firing of Qassams should reach a cease-fire agreement with the current government in Gaza. That is the only way and it is possible. The liquidations, the shelling and the killing of children will work in exactly the opposite direction of what is intended. In the meantime, look what is happening to us and to our army.
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  9.   Silvienne 11:48  |  Gina 02/09/07
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  20.   Tiresome 13:03  |  fred 02/09/07
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  26.   To #9 Shlomo from Tel Aviv 13:42  |  hipolito dormal 02/09/07
  27.   why blame the idf... 13:46  |  ravi 02/09/07
  28.   # 10 Gabe 14:00  |  Nick Ferriman 02/09/07
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  31.   #8, Gina 14:11  |  Silvienne 02/09/07
  32.   #10, Briton 14:13  |  Silvienne 02/09/07
  33.   #21 ferriman can you give the ratio for iraq? 14:15  |  victor hardman 02/09/07
  34.   Gideon Levy 14:22  |  Sam 02/09/07
  35.   Mr. Levi 14:24  |  Dr. Allan 02/09/07
  36.   Gina 14:25  |  Leah 02/09/07
  37.   #23, SLAVO, bravo you clown 14:31  |  VIPER 02/09/07
  38.   #23, Slavo 14:34  |  Silvienne 02/09/07
  39.   Israel`s fractured society 14:34  |  Chris Linthwaite 02/09/07
  40.   11Shlomo from Tel Aviv,shows typical israeli cunning! 14:38  |  lakshmi 02/09/07
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  44.   LEVY ommits Pal.children routinely sent out to confront the IDF 15:17  |  PETER SM 02/09/07
  45.   Killing Machines 15:18  |  Walid 02/09/07
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  47.   Silvienne #30 15:34  |  Check the Facts 02/09/07
  48.   Mr Levi. 15:35  |  Mary 02/09/07
  49.   Marlene free pass for the arabist apologist 15:35  |  peter 02/09/07
  50.   Translation error 15:40  |  Mark Marshall 02/09/07
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  53.   #35-boo hoo freaking hoo viper 15:47  |  peter 02/09/07
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  55.   #45-Walid swings and misses again 15:53  |  peter 02/09/07
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  57.   Pal society 15:59  |  Nerys 02/09/07
  58.   To no 6 David Stoler 16:02  |  jp 02/09/07
  59.   MARLENE N worried about refugees?You should be livid about Darfur 16:03  |  PETER.SM 02/09/07
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  64.   Gideon, You` re right the IDF deliberately targets Palestinians 16:42  |  Dutch 02/09/07
  65.   NICK FERRIMAN 28 16:43  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 02/09/07
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  70.   Hamas fired rockets which killed their own kids 16:56  |  Lynn 02/09/07
  71.   43 MARLENE /EXCUSRE US, for more not getting killed 16:57  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 02/09/07
  72.   #63 Aram 17:05  |  Check the Facts 02/09/07
  73.   Cease fire to include the West Bank 17:09  |  Tosefta 02/09/07
  74.   #60 Dutch 17:10  |  Steven 02/09/07
  75.   The disgusting use of children by the Islamists 17:11  |  J.J. Doring 02/09/07
  76.   The Arabs seem to thrive on murder 17:17  |  US CITIZEN 02/09/07
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  78.   As Always, Blame the Jew 17:20  |  J of Hollywood 02/09/07
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  96.   to#54, chana S 18:08  |  itsik 02/09/07
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  100.   Gideon Levi...be happy, Tarzan asking for you 18:24  |  The 72... 02/09/07
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  105.   # 54 ChanahS 18:28  |  Nick Ferriman 02/09/07
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  108.   Gideon is right! 18:38  |  WWACD 02/09/07
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  113.   Coffee-With-Karan-girl #98 18:48  |  WWACD 02/09/07
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  116.   to VIPER#37 19:02  |  Ilya 02/09/07
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  119.   #63 Jon Feigenbum 19:12  |  Chris Linthwaite 02/09/07
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  128.   #104 lakshmi 19:32  |  Amanda Brunyee 02/09/07
  129.   #94 "Justice 4 ALL" 19:34  |  Steven 02/09/07
  130.   # 45 Walid 19:36  |  Lynn 02/09/07
  131.   #38 Silvienne 19:43  |  Steven A. 02/09/07
  132.   #118 Check The Facts 19:49  |  Jerusalem Post Fan 02/09/07
  133.   WAR OF ATTRITION 19:53  |  SM 02/09/07
  134.   #111 19:59  |  Dick 02/09/07
  135.   # 118 Check the Facts 20:01  |  Lynn 02/09/07
  136.   VIPER 20:03  |  Lynn 02/09/07
  137.   60Dutch,agreed,too many children being killed!it should be taken 20:05  |  lakshmi 02/09/07
  138.   #126 - Persian Kitty 20:07  |  WWACD 02/09/07
  139.   Silvienne # 38 20:15  |  Lynn 02/09/07
  140.   The best way.... 20:16  |  Shalom 02/09/07
  141.   crimes during war 20:17  |  Fair 02/09/07
  142.   Why Does Gideon Levy Get To Write? 20:20  |  Mark 02/09/07
  143.   Immediate Firing Squads or Executions for soldiers killing kids 20:20  |  Yossi Cronenberg 02/09/07
  144.   Persian Kitty 20:21  |  Lynn 02/09/07
  145.   #134...WWACD 20:24  |  Nemesis 02/09/07
  146.   # 6 David Stoler 20:28  |  Janice 02/09/07
  147.   113...wwcd 20:29  |  ravi 02/09/07
  148.   A Nation Of Heartless Murderous Monsters? 20:34  |  chet 02/09/07
  149.   Children of war-Gideon Levy 20:34  |  khader herzallah 02/09/07
  150.   Gideon Levy : Mr Quisling 20:36  |  N.Orseman 02/09/07
  151.   To Check the Facts #118 20:43  |  Persian Kitty 02/09/07
  152.   To Check the Facts - Continued 21:02  |  Persian Kitty 02/09/07
  153.   #140 - I find the new one to be more succinct 21:08  |  WWACD 02/09/07
  154.   Leah -- it was a play on Silvienne`s own comment 21:12  |  Gina 02/09/07
  155.   141chet,see my post 137,too many children killed! 21:13  |  lakshmi 02/09/07
  156.   Silvienne 21:16  |  Gina 02/09/07
  157.   Walid -- why don`t you vent your frustration ? 21:23  |  Gina 02/09/07
  158.   TO Lynn 21:23  |  Persian Kitty 02/09/07
  159.   Marlene N -- You never answered me 21:32  |  Gina 02/09/07
  160.   Because of the Barrier `Human Bombs` c ant enter 21:35  |  Dagma 02/09/07
  161.   2 things carved in stone 21:41  |  Maimon 02/09/07
  162.   #113 WAACD 21:43  |  Ashish Krishnan 02/09/07
  163.   Persian Kitty 21:47  |  Maimon 02/09/07
  164.   # 149 Khader herzallah of Amman 21:54  |  Lynn 02/09/07
  165.   121 Chaim, The real enemies are the illegal settlers 21:58  |  Dutch 02/09/07
  166.   #148 chet and the death of children in specifics 22:17  |  victor hardman 02/09/07
  167.   7 Israelis have been killed this year 22:25  |  Armored Knight 02/09/07
  168.   To Janice # 146 - Sorry to correct you.... 22:41  |  Dagma 02/09/07
  169.   To Janice # 146 Furthermore...... 22:49  |  Dagma 02/09/07
  170.   SILVIENNE ? SHOCKING STATISTICS 22:57  |  Gil 02/09/07
  171.   #165 Dutch 22:58  |  Becky Sharp 02/09/07
  172.   #165 DORIS AND THE ILLEGALS 23:01  |  PAUL HARRIS 02/09/07
  173.   Palestinian sickness or martyrism 23:11  |  Avrum 02/09/07
  174.   Dutch ILLEGAL SETTLERS 23:11  |  Gil 02/09/07
  175.   Jacques 23:11  |  Walid 02/09/07
  176.   #137 lakshmi 23:13  |  Steven A. 02/09/07
  177.   No evidence? 23:17  |  Dr David I. Gross 02/09/07
  178.   Aram 23:18  |  Walid 02/09/07
  179.   David #6 23:21  |  jjvanka 02/09/07
  180.   Peter 23:23  |  Walid 02/09/07
  181.   #5 Indrayayaya - "to enjoy Lolitas" 23:28  |  17 02/09/07
  182.   Jacob 23:29  |  Walid 02/09/07
  183.   #176 Steven 23:32  |  Ashish Krishnan 02/09/07
  184.   #180 Walid 23:36  |  Becky 02/09/07
  185.   Your "Cease Fire Agreement" looks like Death to Israel 23:36  |  Efox 02/09/07
  186.   Lakshmi - Cild abuse 23:40  |  17 02/09/07
  187.   #151, #152 Persian Kitty 23:42  |  Check the Facts 02/09/07
  188.   Lynn 23:48  |  Walid 02/09/07
  189.   Gina 23:56  |  Walid 02/09/07
  190.   Silvienne 23: very simple so that you can understand 23:57  |  Briton 02/09/07
  191.   To Check the Facts #187 00:00  |  Persian Kitty 03/09/07
  192.   #183 Ashish 00:01  |  Steven A. 03/09/07
  193.   Lakshmi GENOCIDE 00:03  |  Gil 03/09/07
  194.   Becky 00:09  |  Walid 03/09/07
  195.   Isreal cares about kids NOT 00:10  |  JC 03/09/07
  196.   To Maimon 00:20  |  Persian Kitty 03/09/07
  197.   #191 Persian Kitty 00:22  |  Check the Facts 03/09/07
  198.   Gideon or Toufik? 00:22  |  Albert 03/09/07
  199.   To Becky Sharp 00:22  |  Persian Kitty 03/09/07
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  201.   To Briton and all the excusing jews 00:28  |  Albert 03/09/07
  202.   To Steven A. of UK 00:30  |  Persian Kitty 03/09/07
  203.   WORSE THING FOR PARENT IS TO LOSE CHILD 00:41  |  TOBIA 03/09/07
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  205.   #202 Persian Kitty 00:47  |  Steven A. 03/09/07
  206.   #202..Persian Kitty 00:48  |  Who Cares 03/09/07
  207.   TO Check the Facts 00:58  |  Persian Kitty 03/09/07
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  210.   Youth of both nations destroyed 01:10  |  kevin 03/09/07
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  212.   WHO IS PAYING HIS SALARY 01:16  |  TOBIA 03/09/07
  213.   Children Of War 01:18  |  Jim 03/09/07
  214.   To Steven A. 01:21  |  Persian Kitty 03/09/07
  215.   To Who Cares 01:23  |  Persian Kitty 03/09/07
  216.   peter S.M and history 02:06  |  truth 03/09/07
  217.   Chanah 02:15  |  truth 03/09/07
  218.   Tough Room 02:20  |  Eastcoaster 03/09/07
  219.   # 166 Victor Hardman 02:22  |  Nick Ferriman 03/09/07
  220.   David Stoler has Memory Lapses. 02:22  |  Reader 03/09/07
  221.   #215...Persian Kitty 02:26  |  Who Cares 03/09/07
  222.   Children Of War 02:27  |  Jim 03/09/07
  223.   Bigots and murderers` excuse for killing kids: "we are at war" 02:48  |  anti-racist 03/09/07
  224.   # 216 "Truth" - You are not the truth 02:56  |  17 03/09/07
  225.   # 193 Gil 03:06  |  Nick Ferriman 03/09/07
  226.   JC HOW DID YOU GET THE NUMBERS 03:12  |  TOBIA 03/09/07
  227.   This is what zionism was destined to become 03:20  |  Tim 03/09/07
  228.   128Amanda B,,176Stan A,186,17,193 Gil.Amanda are you denying that 03:28  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  229.   # 225 Nick Ferriman 03:32  |  17 03/09/07
  230.   # 119 not worth the sweat off my balls 03:36  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 03/09/07
  231.   # 227 Tim from Toronto 03:38  |  17 03/09/07
  232.   17 and ignorance 03:43  |  truth 03/09/07
  233.   227 WE ARE, WE DO, AND WE WILL DEFEND OURSELVES 03:48  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 03/09/07
  234.   Children of War 03:52  |  Tracey 03/09/07
  235.   #217 "truth" 03:55  |  Check the Facts 03/09/07
  236.   Walid`s morality 04:10  |  peter 03/09/07
  237.   To Who Cares 04:10  |  Persian Kitty 03/09/07
  238.   Truth #217, Cont`d. 04:11  |  Check the Facts 03/09/07
  239.   Do Palestinian parents really care ? 04:14  |  enrique 03/09/07
  240.   Indrjaya.. 04:21  |  Yusuf ibn Mohamed 03/09/07
  241.   #33, Hardman to Nick Ferriman 05:21  |  Silvienne 03/09/07
  242.   Using Children in the Drug Trade 05:22  |  Avi 03/09/07
  243.   #89, Jacques, I pose to you this question: 05:26  |  Silvienne 03/09/07
  244.   #139, Lynn 05:29  |  Silvienne 03/09/07
  245.   #170, Gil...like I keep on saying... 05:31  |  Silvienne 03/09/07
  246.   #172, Paul Harris to Dutch 05:33  |  Silvienne 03/09/07
  247.   #190, Briton: here`s something even simpler... 05:36  |  Silvienne 03/09/07
  248.   Hamas, not IDF, must protect children of Gaza 05:55  |  Voice of Reason 03/09/07
  249.   Peter 06:01  |  Walid 03/09/07
  250.   219 FAIRYMAN FROM S.E. ASIA 06:31  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 03/09/07
  251.   # 188 Walid and sh 06:34  |  Lynn 03/09/07
  252.   # 237 Thank you Kitty! 06:35  |  Lynn 03/09/07
  253.   well written article 06:36  |  paulo2006 03/09/07
  254.   Not in a way I can understand, Enrique 06:45  |  MaryRose 03/09/07
  255.   New "BLOOD LIBEL" from Gideon Levy 07:01  |  Jorge 03/09/07
  256.   #165 Dutch. One can`t be an "illegal settler" in one`s Homeland. 07:01  |  Chaim 03/09/07
  257.   Let`s Put the Blame Where The Blame Belongs 07:06  |  massaraksh 03/09/07
  258.   Barbarians sacrifice their children.First Iran sent children 07:27  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  259.   Peter 07:27  |  Walid 03/09/07
  260.   #63: BANKRUPT JEWISH SOCIETY 07:39  |  William 03/09/07
  261.   My check gets bigger 08:00  |  Daniel 03/09/07
  262.   Richard Silverstein 08:12  |  Walid 03/09/07
  263.   Joe of Afula 08:19  |  Walid 03/09/07
  264.   #260 william if you dont know the difference dont write to haaret 08:24  |  victor hardman 03/09/07
  265.   Mr. Levy 08:50  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/09/07
  266.   To Gideon Levy - A Pack of Lies 08:52  |  Dagma 03/09/07
  267.   They shoot Tali and her family at blank point 08:54  |  Enrique 03/09/07
  268.   Victor Hardman 08:58  |  Walid 03/09/07
  269.   #242which country is that silvienne 09:04  |  victor hardman 03/09/07
  270.   Peter re Whodey 09:10  |  Walid 03/09/07
  271.   How many kids will Hamas martyr this coming week? 09:18  |  Donald 03/09/07
  272.   How many Qassams have been shot into Sderot since school start? 09:28  |  S 03/09/07
  273.   #284 An odd comment, victor 09:28  |  Johnboy 03/09/07
  274.   children`s killers-war-the muslims 09:53  |  joe 03/09/07
  275.   IDF.IAF.Israeli Public.Convicted of WarCrimes.HumanRightCrimes 09:56  |  Harris 03/09/07
  276.   children`s killers-war-the muslims 10:11  |  joe 03/09/07
  277.   #268walid and syrian occupation no resistance 10:16  |  victor hardman 03/09/07
  278.   All Pod Stars Posts - Best-in-show Nominations 11:01  |  dana 03/09/07
  279.   All-Pod Stars - Promising early nominations 11:09  |  dana 03/09/07
  280.   Israelis will be punished for their indifference .. 11:49  |  Dutch 03/09/07
  281.   #276 Dutch 12:51  |  LOL 03/09/07
  282.   Chaim, The settlers are in violation of the law 17:22  |  Dutch 03/09/07
  283.   #282 Dutch 17:44  |  Interesting 03/09/07
  284.   Lakshmi, Greetings to you too. 18:18  |  Dutch 03/09/07
  285.   Interesting, I am not oppossed to disagreement 18:50  |  Dutch 03/09/07
  286.   To Indrajaya - Disgust! 18:51  |  Angela 03/09/07
  287.   To Angela re Indrajaya 19:15  |  Persian Kitty 03/09/07
  288.   to: Chet No.148 19:17  |  Angela 03/09/07
  289.   Children of war 23:27  |  Sofia Yusim 03/09/07
  290.   BRAVO MARLENE #43 01:06  |  Jack 04/09/07
  291.   Rules of engagement 02:32  |  Mark 04/09/07
  292.   #116, IIYA, typical 03:55  |  VIPER 04/09/07
  293.   #167, armoured knight, you have holes in your armour 04:04  |  VIPER 04/09/07
  294.   The IDF are mostly children too 07:44  |  Marilyn 04/09/07
  295.   Marilyn make your anlogy to Iraq and Sadam 08:31  |  Gil 04/09/07
  296.   Silvienne ? WHAT A POOR EXCUSE YOU GIVE 08:33  |  Gil 04/09/07
  297.   NICK FERRIMAN ? ETHNIC CLEANSING 08:35  |  Gil 04/09/07
  298.   Children of War 10:12  |  Elle Jordan 04/09/07
  299.   Angela #286 - Late Pod entries accepted 11:17  |  dana 04/09/07
  300.   sanctions kill too 15:52  |  Rich Wiles 04/09/07
  301.   # 299 dana re:All Pods,etc.Now Where do you Put Yourself? 02:05  |  Kath` 05/09/07
  302.   # 299 dana. re: All the Pods etc.Which one do You Fall.(Third Try 02:27  |  Kath` 05/09/07
  303.   # 43 Marlene N. And my reply to your Comment is.... 03:43  |  Kath` 05/09/07
  304.   #301..Kath` 03:51  |  Nemesis 05/09/07
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