The contents of the letter have been researched by a leading Attorney who has also had much experience in working for Amnesty International. It is with great concern and urgency that we, the undersigned, are turning to you. In the current conflict between the Palestinians and Israel, the use of children by Chairman Arafat and the Palestinians has become an almost daily occurrence. The media abounds with pictures of young children throwing stones and goading the Israeli forces.
Arab children are in the forefront of marches and riots in the West Bank, Gaza and inside Israel.
Invariably, when such actions threaten Israeli security forces, these children can be hurt and tragically sometimes killed. Photographs of such tragedies are then cynically used by the Palestinian Authority as part of their propaganda in the world media. Thus, the wounding and killing of children has now become, in the eyes of the Palestinian Authority, a legitimate means to achieve their political ends. It is clear that Arafat and the Palestinian Authority have no intention of taking any measures whatsoever to stop these children from endangering themselves in this current conflict. They are actively encouraging children to be in the forefront of their armed struggle.