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IDF Legal Adviser: Soldiers Should Stop Child Stone-Throwers
(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - The soldiers who detained a five-year-old Palestinian stone-thrower in Hebron earlier this month were justified, IDF West Bank legal adviser Doron Ben-Barak wrote in response to a complaint. While minors under the age of 12 bear no criminal liability, "one can't stand idly by while minors throw stones that endanger bystanders and themselves." There is a growing phenomenon of minors throwing stones at cars on West Bank roads, at civilians and soldiers, and during riots. Among the measures soldiers can take are removing the minor from the area and handing them over to their parents and/or the PA. "It would be irresponsible for the soldiers to ignore the situation and leave the child to his own devices, so that he could continue his dangerous activity," Ben-Barak wrote.