Israeli settlers: Why do you kill Palestinian children?

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Eran Kdumim
How do you justify Jews in the West Bank
killing Palestinian children?
They don't
They don't?
According to Palestinians I meet
they say that every day
Jews
kill Palestinian children
There is no truth to it
There is no truth to it It doesn't exist
It doesn't happen or exist They should bring specific proof
You never heard of a case like that?
There are no cases like that
It doesn't happen
This is a question from someone Palestinian from the area you live in
Nissan Bet Ariye
How do you justify that Palestinian children
are killed daily by Israelis?
Come on, that's a total exaggeration
No one is killed daily
What? People are just killed like that? - They claim it happens
There is no such thing
Does it ever happen?
No such thing
Does it happen at all?
Even once a year?
I don't know every incident
one comes with a knife another throws stones
this is nonsense
There is no such thing
What? That we just come and shoot children?
What is this nonsense
They believe it happens
That is what I hear - No, no such thing
I live there and nothing like that happens
Are you sure? - Yes
Because I found on the internet all sorts of cases
You can find whatever you want there is no such thing
Yehuda Efrat
I don't
I don't justify killing Palestinian children
You live in a settlement - Yes
How often do Palestinian children get killed by settlers?
Almost never
Do you know any cases where yes
Off hand, I can't think of any cases
Where a settler out of malice would go and kill a Palestinian child?
That's the idea
I know the other way around
I know there are unfortunately many Palestinian who kill
Jewish children, deliberately
What about Duma?
(Palestinian house firebombed and most of the family was killed)
So that's a terrible thing to happen
Right, so that is an example
and I think that is awful
and I think Israeli society as a whole
regardless of where they live
I think would condemn such an action
have condemned such an action
Do you know anyone who wouldn't?
Personally, no
I am sure there are people who wouldn't
but personally I don't know these people
and wouldn't want to have anything to do with them
How do you justify
Uzia Ramat Gilad
that Jews here in this area kill Palestinian children?
That has never happened
It never happened?
Do you have proof?
Ok, they need proof, not you
Proof? It never ever happened
The opposite did happen
that Arab murderers went into homes
of Jews
in the middle of the night killing a three month old baby
It happened in Itamar
a settlement that was attacked
with endless murders
It happened that two terrorists who were 18 years old
went into a home murdered an entire family
father, mother
three children
It was luck that they didn't see two other babies sleeping in their beds
In Hebron
an Arab sniper shot a baby
three months old
in her carriage
That happened
But there have been Palestinian children killed
Jews who killed Arabs, there are none here
who killed Arab children, there are none
There have been unusual cases
that even that hasn't been proven that Jews killed them
For example, the case of Duma
Yes, Duma
With Duma, it was never proven that it was Jews
this case I happen to know... I follow it
not only from the media which lies to it's viewers
The case of Duma, every (suspect) was released other than one
and there is no evidence that it was him
the Shabak (intelligence services)
contradicts itself
with all sorts of proof
that he admitted through torture
No one can prove it is really him
there are a lot of problems with the investigation
to get to the ....
You don't believe that guy did it?
It wasn't him who did it
Not him? - Not him
Do you know him personally?
No
Do you know people who know him personally?
Yes
What? There aren't any...
I feel that there is hatred here
towards the Palestinians
Hate? Of course, we are enemies
That's not even a question
But then it can lead to murder, no?
At some point
Every day it gets to murder they kill us every day...
No, Jews killing Palestinians
Jews killing Palestinians? No, we are the Nation of Israel
We are an ethical nation
We don't know how to fight our enemies
We don't know how to eradicate our enemies
so murder is not happening
Arik Ariel
How do you justify that settlers kill Palestinian children every day?
I don't justify it because Jews don't kill Palestinians every day
It never happens?
There has never been a case
There was the case of Duma
Yes
No one has proved that in Duma
the arson was done
by Jews
No one has proved that
They (Intelligence) took children
youth here, "hilltop youth"
they took them to the Intelligence Services (interrogation)
All of them were released
They still haven't found the connection
By the way, it wasn't the first time someone tried to burn the same home
If you ask me, it was very likely
a conflict between two families
meanign between Palestinian families? - Yes
But there were other cases
that I found on Google
When I googled
"Israeli settlers kill Palestinian children"
all sorts of
I found lots of cases in English
I didn't find anything in Hebrew
In Google
everything that is written about...
I can put up an article say if I have a site
and I put up an article
I put
some kind of headline
and it goes in
and appears on Google and will never disappear
not everything that appears in Google is true
From what you know or have heard
telling the entire truth
was there a case of a Jew killing a Palestinian child?
No
No
The only case that could have happened
that a soldier
by mistake
by mistake, and I was in the army I was a combat soldier in Golani
I participated in military operations
all sorts of operations including Operation Defensive Shield (2002)
Always, we had to make sure
that by mistake
not to hurt civilians
not only children, not women, not children not anyone not connected
One time it happened
that a mob of people came towards us
One of the officers, shot towards the wall
at the wall, so they will disperse
the bullet ricocheted hit a boy and injured him
and that officer was jailed
because he shot at a wall and the bullet ricocheted
he went to jail
We don't shoot children
Period
Talia Nofim
That's not true
Total lie
I found another example
There was a kid named Abu Khdeir
who was killed by three settlers
He was lit on fire and murdered
this is a couple of years ago
Yes, that's in Duma
No, not Duma, another one
I really don't understand politics I really don't know
but I live in a place with lots of
Jewish kids, Jewish settler kids
who are being hurt
on a daily basis
by stones
by thrown stones on kids, buses
throwing
fireworks on the kids
No one knows about it because the press doesn't advertise it
and we only hear about the Arab kids
who are getting hurt
but it's so not true
When Arab kids get hurt
it's not good, it's not okay
I disagree with it totally
No kid should get hurt
In your community, are there any people you would suspect of doing something
against Palestinian children or adults? - Never
I will extend it to adults
I don't encourage hurting any kid
it doesn't matter what nation he is
If it's an Arab, if it's a Jew
It doesn't matter
Kids shouldn't be hurt kids shouldn't be into politics
but in my opinion
and what I live and see
Jewish kids are getting hurt
ten more times than Palestinians
It's just not in the press
Roi Yakir
How do you justify that Jews kill Palestinian children every day?
that's according to what Palestinians say
We don't agree with that
You don't agree with
You don't agree it happens or that...
I don't agree it happens
You don't know one case
where a Jew killed a Palestinian child? - No
On the internet
there are all sorts of cases all in English though
I don't know what to tell you
these are all sorts of sites that...
People say a lot of things
People say a lot of things
Have you heard of a case where it is true?
No, I haven't heard of a case
What about Duma?
Duma was an extreme event
very irregular
Woe to anyone who does that they have to be jailed
Was it a Jew?
Is it sure it was a Jew who did it?
I don't know If it was a Jew, we have to punish them
Shira Efrat
We don't justify killing Palestinian children
Have you ever heard of a case of Palestinian being killed by Israelis?
No
Unless it's soldiers or something that happened by accident
they don't do it on purpose
Nobody wants to kill Palestinians here
There are two things There is the idea that because you are a settler
you kill Palestinians all the time
No
We work here with Palestinians We are their friends
everything is bullshit, I am sorry
There were cases...
on the internet, there are lots of claims
that Palestinian children are killed
and Palestinians... because I do this with Palestinians
they claim
that this happens all the time
What's your reaction?
I don't think it happens all the time
Do you know if it ever happened?
No, it doesn't happen I don't think it happens
Maybe if it's by accident, not on purpose
The claim was
that I heard in another (Palestinian) village
that settlers
do you have a driver's license?
Yes
drive around looking for Palestinian children to kill them
Ok, candid camera
I take questions that they give me
Don't believe everything they tell you on the internet
It's bullshit
Any Arab who comes here
is welcome to come sit here
and it's fine, nothing will happen to him
- exactly, and they work here...
But if I will just dare
to walk close to their area there - He will be murdered
Murdered
I would not come back home
Ishai and Tova Neve Daniel
What do you say to the claim that they claim
that this is something settlers do
drive around looking for Palestinian...
It's a lie
Have you ever heard of anything like that? - No
Ever? - No
Can you imagine anyone you know doing that?
No, of course not
Everyone knows, all the Arabs (Palestinians) know
It's a lie
Believe me, ask them, one by one
they will tell you the best place to live is in Israel
that Israel treats them best more than all the Arab countries
We give them hand me downs
who works for us
and does repairs in our house
they are our friends
we give coffee to them they come, we give them hand me downs
Clothing we are talking about? - Yes
but also the (Israeli) government treats them very well
They come to our house
they are welcome in our house
We cannot dare
go close to their area
because we are not going to come back alive
that's the sad story
My message to the world is
walk around here and meet the people
talk to the people see who they are
Go to their homes see their children
see who they are
and see what it is
how they educate their kids
what they tell their kids
We tell our kids to love people
to be careful because they have to be careful
We would never tell them anything bad to do
we just tell them how to live their lives
Live and let live
Is that true of local Palestinians as well?
people from Bethlehem, Ramallah
Unfortunately, I am not there I can't go there and see
No, can they come to you?
From Youtube, I see the videos I see...
No, you are saying come here so can they come here
and be treated well?
Yes, 100%
They come here, they come into the store
We sometimes meet with Arabs
about realestate, we sit with Arabs here
It's a good world as we call it
but we will never go to Hebron, ever
because, again, we will never come back
Palestinian Hebron - Yes
I have to tell you
when I was 18 years old
I grew up in a home accepting everyone
loving everyone
everyone is good
I was a waitress at 18 and I worked with Arabs
in the kitchen
we were best friends
really, one of them was in love with me
we used to hang out after
and then one night
he says to me
"you know Tova"
"at work we're friends"
"I love you"
and then he looks me in the eye and says
"but in war"
"I'll kill you first knife in your back"
he transformed right in front of me
and that was for me like God saying to me
this is what you are dealing with
Don't be naive
and even the best of them
and I have Arab friends that I love
I hug and everything
but the thing is
they are brought up with that
with the hatred
No matter what happens it is always the Jew's fault
Don't the Jews do the same thing to them?
No, of course not
We're are so good
we just have to be careful because
they are out to get us
I am saying the Jews are so good and the government....
The Arabs know
they are just afraid of all the Hamas and terrorists
they have to be careful what they say
how they behave
In the schools they teach them to hate, hate
In Jewish schools, you don't teach...
Your daughter on the side You don't hear hate?
that you're supposed to hate Arabs?
Not at all
She is just smiling, I don't know what that means
Not at all, just to be careful
She's friendly also Tell them
I am not friendly to people I don't know
Her in general, that's a stranger thing
No, we have them at our house all the time
I am saying the whole area
We live with them
We respect them and they respect us
...in the supermarket
but I always watch my back
because that's the way they are brought up
Israeli settlers: Why do you kill Palestinian children?
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Corey Gil-Shuster
Published on May 25, 2019