Demonstration Update

The Jerusalem Post offically published their article on the demonstration last night. If you want to read the professional article on yesterday's event just click below:

Isawiya residents protest blocked off entrances to neighborhood, call them 'collective punishment'

However there's one part I want to draw attention to. The author quotes an Isawiya resident saying,

“You have to understand, we’re talking about minors – nine-, 10-, 11-, and 12-year olds,” he said. “What do you expect? They have no playground, nothing to do and the police come here with M-16s and [stink bombs] for little kids. It’s ridiculous! You use weapons like this to fight an army in Russia, not to fight little kids!”

It sounds bad, but it's entirely accurate. One of the craziest things I witnessed yesterday was how much of a majority of the protesters were young kids. And the police are literally ready to fire chemical weapons at these childern for a few chats and the occasional thrown stone. 

In fact you don't even have to take my word for it. I have video I personally took yesterday showing some of the youth at the protest.

A slightly clearer picture of the young boys from the video at the protest.

It just makes you think about the current situation in Israel. There's something wrong when a country's reaction to terrorist attacks is to become agressive toward young children.