UN battle to ‘shame’ Israel over abuse of children

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Boys from the Palestinian Bakr family who survived an Israeli attack walk on the beach in Gaza (AFP)

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Jonathan Cook

Last update:
Tuesday 5 May 2015

Palestinian solidarity groups have taken to social media to step up the pressure on United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to include Israel for the first time on a “shame list” of serious violators of children’s rights.

The campaign, which culminates in the submission of an online petition to Ban’s office on 7 May, was launched after indications that Israel is exerting enormous pressure on UN officials to avoid being named.

Ban’s office is due to make the list public in the coming weeks.

A senior UN source, who wished to remain anonymous because of the diplomatically sensitive nature of any announcement, told Middle East Eye that Ban’s chief advisers had recommended that the Israeli army be identified as a serious violator of children’s rights.

in full: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-battle-shame-israel-over-abuse-children-1128947296

Israeli authorities have proven they cannot investigate suspected violations of international humanitarian law by Israel in the Gaza Strip

http://www.btselem.org/accountability/20140905_failure_to_investigate