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Criminal responsibility age is 10 in England and Wales. What’s the EAPPI position on England? Or North Carolina where the age for criminal responsibility is 6?
The law in Israel and the State of Palestine states that children under the age of 12 can not be held criminally responsible. So here the age of criminal responsibility is children above the age of 12. EAPPI often reports to the UN, which presents the situation to reflect what the local legislation stipulates.
Missed that protest against arrests of minors by the “State of Palestine”. Does the EAPPI report to the UN on arrests of minors in other countries, or does the EAPPI specifically target Israel?
We do not report on other countries as we are located in Israel and Palestine. If we witness an incident in which the Palestinian Authority arrests a minor and violates international humanitarian law in the process, we would report it and work with local organizations to do so.
I haven’t read a single story on this website concerning incidents involving the PA. In fact, I have read here nothing but criticism of Israel. So I draw my conclusions.
Michael, the article is about the treatment of the Palestinians by the Israeli occupiers of this stolen land not about England or Wales or North Carolina. Would you have suggested that Hitler and the Nazis not have been criticized for their actions?
And there’s Godwin’s law in all its might.