An article in the Canadian Jewish News of July 20, by Ron Csillag (RCSILLAG@THECJN.CA), repudiates the claim, made in the book "Canada and the Global Community," published by Nelson Education Ltd., that Israel uses child soldiers.
195 countries have adopted the UN Convention of the rights of the child, which forbids the use of children under 15, in armed conflicts, the book added. It also says that since 2000, child soldiers, most of whom were kidnapped and forced to fight, were used in armed conflicts in more than 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Mali and Yemen.
Of course, it is horrifying that children should be allowed to fight in wars, whether forced or not, but isn't it also horrifying that adults should fight too? So why not abolish war? And if that isn't possible within capitalism, then abolish that A.S.A.P.
Steve and John
No comments:
Post a Comment