Israel’s ambassador to Austria, David Roet, has suggested executing Palestinian minors involved in armed conflict, a secretly recorded video has revealed.
During a closed-door meeting with the local Jewish community in Innsbruck on Thursday, Roet said that “there should be a death sentence” for teenagers for “holding a gun” or a “grenade”. He provided no evidence of children carrying weapons in Gaza.
The video was recorded two days after Israel broke the Gaza ceasefire on 18 March, by which time more than 500 Palestinians were killed, of which almost 200 were children.
Roet dismissed concerns over civilian casualties in Gaza, stating: “If you believe that there are no uninvolved [people] in Gaza… you’re believing that Israel is targeting babies intentionally, which is not correct.”
Palestinian teenagers joining the ranks of armed groups like Hamas are nothing new.
I have read several reports of Gazan boys being used as unarmed sentries and scouts by militants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_child_suicide_bombers_by_Palestinian_militant_groups
https://www.dci-palestine.org/child_recruitment
https://efe.com/en/latest-news/2023-11-24/israel-hamas-truce-15-teens-accused-of-terrorism-to-be-freed-in-exchange/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/15000-young-gazans-complete-hamas-terror-training-camps/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-accuses-hamas-islamic-jihad-of-using-child-soldiers/
Death sentences for combatants are of course illegal and unacceptable, especially when underage.
Look at this guy justifying the extermination of literal children with a timesofisrael articles and a wikipedia page… this is unhinged. You can try and spin it as an educational post but reading through the different statements you made regarding this genocide, you clearly do not value the lives of Palestinians and their right of self determination as highly as you do israelis.
I laughed when I read your futile attempt at moral redemption.
White supremacists hunting down and exterminating migrants and POC
You: “I mean there are several reports about criminals being POC and migrants eating pets, look at this Joe Rogan podcast or this Newsmax article. Still I do not condone violence, it’s very very bad.”
Palestinians lives matter to me. They should also matter to Palestinian political leadership.
Palestinians have the right to self determination, as do Israelis. So they should find a way to share the land.
Palestinians have a right to resist and use violence even. However this has not been a successful tactic except during the first intifada. Hamas‘ violent resistance from Gaza over the last 20 years has been an utter failure to the detriment of Palestinians and their goals.
Those westerners advocating for eternal violent resistance and for Israel‘s destruction are not acting in the interest of most Palestinians.
Palestinians are oppressed by Israel, the Islamo-fascist authoritarians of Hamas, the police state of the PA, the governments of Lebanon and Syria denying them equal rights as citizens. UMRWA is holding their future hostage, denying them to build a new life elsewhere, keeping them downtrodden and dependent on western aid. Palestinians deserve much better. Fundamental irredentist nationalism leads nowhere but suffering.
I never advocated for extermination of children. No child should be enlisted to fight in a war either. They deserve to grow up with love and hope for the future.
If you read the links, they contain references to reports of human rights groups like amnesty international.
Unhinged is denying the abuse of Palestinian children by their own people. You don’t give a shit about actual Palestinians. You only hate Israel.
Man barges in to both sides a genocide and pretend it is Hamas oppressing the Palestinians.
Notice the insertion of the term “Islamo-Fascists” for the Islamophobic cherry on top. I wonder what people would say if you replaced the word “Islamo” with “Judeo”.
That is crazy. Did you know every single Israel is recruited in the IDF? What are your thoughts on this?
Read my comment until the end.
I have changed my question up slightly seeing your virtue signalling at the end.
Sure, the IDF takes in a few 17 year olds. I haven’t heard of anyone underage serving in combat though. I’m sure it happened during the war of independence and earlier at times though.
Hamas reportedly used minors in military roles in Gaza, mostly lookouts and such.
Military training for 15 year old teenagers is not the same as 17 year olds.
Israel is a state and can legally recruit 16 year olds and older. I’m not aware that Israel does this though. Hamas as a non state actor is only allowed 18 years and above.
The use of minors by Palestinian armed groups has been documented many times over the decades.
Have you ever talked to Palestinians? This isn’t even a secret. The youth culture, especially in refugee camps, is big on idolizing martyrs.
The most recent example of a terrorist group run by teenagers is Lion‘s Den in the West Bank.
Now, is every Palestinian teenager member of an armed group and fighting actively? Certainly not.
Wow reportedly Hamas uses scouts now instead of armed children. At least reportedly according to Jfeed? I guess that is why the IDF kills so many children. All those kids without weapons were actually on the lookout. Must be valid military targets.
My sides. Oh my sides.
Meanwhile in Israel
https://www.caliber3range.com/idf-experience-summer-camp