It was always known, although Israel initially denied it, that it dropped an unprecedented number of landmines in Southern Lebanon when it invaded that country a few years back.
Now, The Independent reports:
"The Knesset [Isreali Parliament] has been moved to begin clearing some of its 260,000 mines by a remarkable 11-year-old. Donald Macintyre meets him".
Yes, you read that correctly - an astounding 260,000 landmines. There are many countries, Israel not being one of them, who have signed up to ban the use of landmines.
As the young campaigner says:
"Nor is he impressed by security arguments in favour of preserving the mines. "People are always inventing a new story not to remove the landmines." Accepting that a minority of the mines may have to remain at some of Israel's borders, he says: "There should not be mines where people travel."
Read the piece, in full, here.
Now, The Independent reports:
"The Knesset [Isreali Parliament] has been moved to begin clearing some of its 260,000 mines by a remarkable 11-year-old. Donald Macintyre meets him".
Yes, you read that correctly - an astounding 260,000 landmines. There are many countries, Israel not being one of them, who have signed up to ban the use of landmines.
As the young campaigner says:
"Nor is he impressed by security arguments in favour of preserving the mines. "People are always inventing a new story not to remove the landmines." Accepting that a minority of the mines may have to remain at some of Israel's borders, he says: "There should not be mines where people travel."
Read the piece, in full, here.
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