[Pongo]

The Palestinian society is sick. Years of glorification of violence has its toll

Youth stabs 6-month-old baby in Ramallah-area nursery

RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- A six-month-old Palestinian infant was critically wounded after being stabbed by a youth who entered a nursery in Beituniya in western Ramallah on Tuesday.

Palestinian police spokesman, Luay Irzeiqat, told Ma'an that a youth entered an unlicensed nursery where 11 infants were held, assaulted a baby girl with a sharp object, critically injuring her.

The baby was transferred to a hospital for medical treatment while the police detained the suspect for interrogation.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said medical teams at the Palestine Medical Center succeeded in saving the life of the infant, who was injured with a deep wound from ear to ear.

The infant was in stable condition, the ministry added.

http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=770896

[Godstud]

When a 3 year old kills a mother with a gun, in the USA, do you call the society sick, or not?

Years of glorification of violence has its toll.

Remember that? http://www.myarklamiss.com/news/news/3- ... n-oklahoma

People are getting shot by toddlers on a weekly basis this year
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/won ... this-year/


USA! USA! USA!

[Heinie]

It is good that the baby's life was saved and that the youth was taken into custody properly and not summarily executed. He is clearly off his rocker.

[Pongo]

It's a tribal (hamulah) society, he just ignited a blood feud.

[Godstud]

It's a 6 year old. You're talking shit.

[The Sabbaticus]

I'm in quasi-agreement with Pongo.

This is a six year old kid who entered an unlicensed nursery and assaulted an unrelated infant. This sounds more like that serial killer kid from India, than a toddler playing with a gun and accidentally shooting his/her own mother.

Anyway, we'll need more information. Why did the kid enter the nursery? Was he part of the household in which this unlicensed nursery was hosted perchance?

[anarchist23]

Have read the link and I can't see anything about a six year old being the attacker. We need more info, definately.

[skinster]

I don't see this story on any other news site.

[danholo]

Have read the link and I can't see anything about a six year old being the attacker. We need more info, definately.

Hmm... I recall something about a six year old as well. The headline claims 'Youth' attacks six-month-old.

Godstud misread text?

[Pongo]

It's the official Palestine news agency

Here in Hamas news outlet site

https://www.facebook.com/ShehabAgency.M ... 67356103:0

[skinster]

Is there any mainstream media source that you can find?

BTW, you often use Facebook as a source and it is always ignored because using Facebook as a new source is basically retarded.

[wat0n]

IIRC Ma'an is a mainstream Palestinian media outlet. Not sure if the official, public (PA) one though.

PS: Checked and it is not the public broadcaster there but is a major one, funded by the Danish and Dutch governments.

[Godstud]

Oops, My mistake! I misread, likely in haste. No 6 year old!
Nothing to see here. Move along.

Anyways, you get disturbed youths all over the world, and not just in Palestine. Pretending this behavior is limited to Palestine and caused by conditions there, is rubbish. Teenagers are almost all sociopaths.

[skinster]

I don't see this story on any other news site.

Edit:

After looking for this story online via a news search engine, I have come up with nothing but the one source in the OP. On a few different searches the second story that was posted after the one in the OP, was the story of an 8-month-old baby who died because of the IDF's use of teargas in the occupied West Bank.

Another story that keeps coming up is that of the 18-month old baby who was killed in an arson attack in the occupied West Bank by Israel settlers, (which also killed the baby's parents).

If the story in the OP was true, it would be all over Israeli media at a minimum.

This story appears to be bs.

[wat0n]

Why would it? It has no political significance as there doesn't seem to be a known political motive involved in the attack. The attacker may have as well had a psychotic break or whatever.

[Pongo]

Oops, My mistake! :D I misread, likely in haste. No 6 year old!
Nothing to see here. Move along.

Anyways, you get disturbed youths all over the world, and not just in Palestine. Pretending this behavior is limited to Palestine and caused by conditions there, is rubbish. Teenagers are almost all sociopaths. :D

No, it's uniquely Palestinian culture

[Godstud]

False. You are merely trying to demonize Palestinians, when this is clearly not related to their culture, or Western culture is very similar. You seem to think this doesn't happen in America, or the West? You are clearly biased.

11-year-old St. Louis boy left alone with sister kills teen
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/03/us/de ... -invasion/

Teen charged with first-degree murder in death of child
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/308 ... r-old-girl

Saddened cops accuse child, 8, of killing 1-year-old
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... /75575810/

Boy, 11, charged with killing 8-year-old girl after argument about puppies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/pos ... t-puppies/

Teenagers increasingly assaulting, abusing their parents
http://www.smh.com.au/national/teenager ... ly9hv.html

Gang of teenage girls lures 14-year-old to a party only to beat her up and post 10-minute video of horrific attack online - but police and school have NOT taken action
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ction.html

WARNING: Disturbing content. Gang of teen girls beat disabled woman in random attack

[Godstud]

The difference is very little. Of course you are going to have some nutjobs who are going to do this, when they are raising their kids in a virtual prison camp. This is not the norm, I'll bet, however.

[skinster]

Why would it? It has no political significance as there doesn't seem to be a known political motive involved in the attack. The attacker may have as well had a psychotic break or whatever.

Usually in journalism a second source is required to verify a news story and I've found nothing else. Let me know if you do.

Israeli media would eat up anything that demonizes Palestinians as you well know. That this story isn't reported anywhere in Israeli media (or Western MSM) suggests it's BS.


But that's not to say this type of thing couldn't happen. Although it'd make more sense if it was a Palestinian kid who attacked an Israeli baby (motive being frustration/revenge because of living under occupation and/or imprisonment). Or an Israeli/settler attacking a Palestinian baby (motive being racism towards the natives with the view that god owes the land to him and not the native he attacked).

[redcarpet]

Haaretz wouldn't 'eat up' such articles, they know better But yes the right-wing tabloids & broadcasters would just whip it up.

But it's the broader society and social outcomes that should concern us. The growing religiosity, hostility towards democracy in favour of 'strong leadership' (i.e. dictatorship) and opposition to peace with the stateless Palestinians and the use of military force in foreign policy.