Netanyahu responsible for executions of children, rights group says

Classmates of Ashraqat Qatnani mourn for the girl slain by Israeli soldiers at their school in Askar refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus on 23 November.

Israel’s shoot-to-kill policy has left dead dozens of Palestinians, including 15 children, alleged to have attacked Israelis. Nedal EshtayahAPA images

Maureen Clare Murphy-26 November 2015

The human rights group B’Tselem excoriated Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, stating that he is responsible for “the transformation of police officers, and even of armed civilians, into judges and executioners” who slay Palestinians suspected of armed attacks in the streets.

Netanyahu Responsible for Executions of Children, Rights Group Says by Thavam Ratna